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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Madame Wang related to by birth?
(a) Lily's husband.
(b) Snow Flower's father.
(c) Snow Flower's mother.
(d) Lily's mother-in-law.

2. What animal spirit do Lily and Snow Flower share?
(a) Cow.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Horse.
(d) Pig.

3. What qualities do Lily and Snow Flower share?
(a) Same last name.
(b) Same height, beauty, and footbinding date.
(c) Same laugh.
(d) Same nose.

4. What do the eggs and rice represent that Lily's family sends to the grooms' families?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Success.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Poverty.

5. Who is never allowed inside Lily's family home again after talking negatively about Snow Flower's family?
(a) Madame Wang.
(b) Mr. Wang.
(c) Mr. Lu.
(d) Madame Gao.

6. What did Yuxiu invent?
(a) Women's shoes.
(b) Nu shu.
(c) A special recipe for chicken.
(d) Silk embroidery.

7. What clothing does Snow Flower change into when she visits Lily in "Learning"?
(a) An outfit Lily's mother made for her.
(b) Pants and a shirt.
(c) Clothes from Madame Wang.
(d) Her own clothes that she brought.

8. What is Lily's title at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Widow Lily.
(b) One Who Has Not Yet Died.
(c) Elder Stateswoman.
(d) Wise Woman.

9. What occupation did Snow Flower's great-grandfather have?
(a) Landowner.
(b) Musician.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Farmer.

10. What do Lily and Snow Flower share when they are young that convinces Lily that Snow Flower loves her?
(a) Food.
(b) Stories.
(c) Face washing water.
(d) Dresses.

11. Who wrote "The phoenix mates the golden hen, a match made in heaven"?
(a) Lily.
(b) Elder Sister.
(c) Snow Flower.
(d) Madame Wang.

12. What is a palanquin?
(a) Robe.
(b) Clown.
(c) Conveyance.
(d) Horse.

13. What does Lily compare Snow Flower to when she stays with her family and amuses them in "Love"?
(a) A rare bird among chickens.
(b) An elegant swan.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) A fish of golden colors.

14. Why does Madame Wang take Lily and Snow Flower to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?
(a) To go to a river for a picnic.
(b) To play with other girls their age.
(c) To write their contracts.
(d) To get some outdoor exercise.

15. How long is the mourning period for Lily's grandmother and sister?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Madame Gao?

2. What does Snow Flower call Madame Wang?

3. What does Snow Flower give Lily when she leaves for her betrothed's house?

4. What age is Lily when she begins practicing household chores?

5. What does Madame Wang tell Snow Flower to do for Beautiful Moon after she has died?

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