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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who transports notes between Lily and Snow Flower after their sons are born?
(a) Madame Wang.
(b) Yonggang.
(c) Madame Lu.
(d) Snow Flower's mother.

2. How old is Elder Sister when Madame Gao comes to visit for the first time?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

3. Why do the men on the mountain ask their wives to go back down the mountain for supplies?
(a) Women are not to be hurt during wartime, so they will be safe.
(b) Their wives will be quicker.
(c) Because they are busy with other things.
(d) They don't want to go themselves.

4. Who does Lily help with the outdoor chores when she is five?
(a) Mother.
(b) Elder Brother.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Elder Sister.

5. What does Snow Flower pull out from under her tunic while she and Lily stand at the cliff's edge after her son has died?
(a) The secret fan.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) A hat and gloves.
(d) An extra blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Snow Flower's husband help the refugees in the mountains?

2. What do the Lus send to Lily's family on the second day of her marriage?

3. What does laotong mean?

4. What does Lily's aunt want the girls to know about in the outside world?

5. Who wrote "Two nightingales sing in the darkness" in a nu shu letter in "Love"?

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