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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily compare herself and Snow Flower with in "The Fan"?
(a) Swans.
(b) Mandarin ducks.
(c) Robins.
(d) Swallows.

2. What is Snow Flower's dowry made from?
(a) New silk cloth.
(b) Fine cotton from her new family.
(c) Her mother's dowry.
(d) Lily's old clothes.

3. What does Lily realize the purpose of nu shu is in "Sons"?
(a) To please mothers-in-law.
(b) To cover up their laziness.
(c) To give women something to do.
(d) To give women a voice.

4. What does Lily teach Snow Flower's eldest son in the mountains?
(a) Geography.
(b) How to cook.
(c) The lessons she overheard her own son learn from the tutor.
(d) How to write characters.

5. What does having their hair pinned up mean for Lily and Snow Flower?
(a) It is too hot.
(b) They are ready to go to the festival.
(c) Their hair is too long.
(d) They will soon be married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men on the mountain ask their wives to go back down the mountain for supplies?

2. How does Lily describe her in-laws' home?

3. What is sold at the fair booth that Snow Flower tells Lily about when they go to the Temple of Gupo?

4. What is Snow Flower's father addicted to?

5. What does Lily compare Snow Flower to when she stays with her family and amuses them in "Love"?

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