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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Lily fast before her wedding?
(a) Two days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Four days.
(d) One day.

2. What does Snow Flower do when Beautiful Moon has an allergic reaction?
(a) Screams.
(b) Goes to get Uncle and Baba.
(c) Faints.
(d) Tries to give her CPR.

3. Why do Lily's father and uncle make for her, Beautiful Moon, and Snow Flower during the hot month?
(a) Another window.
(b) Canopy outside.
(c) Bamboo fans.
(d) Ceiling fan.

4. Who is Madame Gao?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Cook.
(c) Local matchmaker.
(d) Neighbor.

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

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

7. Who acted cheerfully in Lily's childhood home?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Father.

8. What does Lily add to her fan after she and Snow Flower visit Beautiful Moon's grave site?
(a) Sun.
(b) Crescent-shaped moon.
(c) Flower.
(d) Bird.

9. What does Madame Wang tell Snow Flower to do for Beautiful Moon after she has died?
(a) Retrieve her future husband.
(b) Wrap her in muslin.
(c) Leave for her own home.
(d) Recite poems.

10. Where did Lily spend her childhood?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Puwei.
(d) New York.

11. What household task was Beautiful Moon good at?
(a) Hauling water.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Caring for the animals.
(d) Making thread and yarn.

12. What does Lily help Snow Flower do after she learns of her family's misfortune?
(a) Rent a room in another village.
(b) Clean Snow Flower's house.
(c) Learn to become a matchmaker.
(d) Teach her mother to garden.

13. What is the upstairs room in Lily's childhood home used for?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Women and children.
(c) Storage.
(d) Carpentry room.

14. What do women do during Catching Cool Breezes festival?
(a) Cook and clean.
(b) Have a party.
(c) Sing songs about the weather.
(d) Return to their natal home.

15. How is Snow Flower dressed when Lily visits her home for the first time?
(a) A dress worthy of a rich woman.
(b) Wearing red silk pants.
(c) In a beautiful robe.
(d) Gray, padded, ill-fitting clothes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Snow Flower get through the footbinding process?

3. What book does Snow Flower use to teach Lily?

4. What do the eggs and rice represent that Lily's family sends to the grooms' families?

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

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