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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Master Lu's opinion of Snow Flower?
(a) She is quite courageous.
(b) She laughs too much.
(c) She puts on a brave face, but she is not strong.
(d) She is strong for a woman.

2. What other ceremonies is Lily's song about Snow Flower used in?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Graduations.
(c) Religious Ceremonies.
(d) Sung during wedding festivities.

3. Who will become Madame Lu after Lily dies?
(a) Peony.
(b) Lily's daughter-in-law.
(c) Lily's daughter.
(d) Lily's niece.

4. What did Snow Flower's parents do after she was married?
(a) Earned money.
(b) Went to live with Elder brother.
(c) Sold the last of their belongings and became beggars.
(d) Restored their house.

5. What happens when Snow Flower asks her husband where he has buried their second son?
(a) He leads her to the grave.
(b) He beats her and she miscarries.
(c) He bursts into tears.
(d) He goes to her and holds her gently.

6. What is Snow Flower's appearance when Lily visits her in "Into the Clouds"?
(a) Dressed in fine silk.
(b) Older and dressed in her favorite blue silk.
(c) Aged and dressed in rags.
(d) Wearing a nice blue jacket.

7. Why are eggs served to guests at the one-month party for Lily's son?
(a) They are symbols of childhood toys.
(b) They are the favorite food of the villagers.
(c) There was a surplus of eggs that month.
(d) Symbols of life dyed red for celebration.

8. Where does Lily take her children after the servants flee her in-laws' house?
(a) To see Snow Flower.
(b) To her natal house.
(c) Sleeping chamber.
(d) Temple of Gupo.

9. What does Lily burn from the flame of an oil lamp?
(a) Nu shu writing from her mother-in-law.
(b) Her collection of poetry.
(c) Her own letter.
(d) Snow Flower's letter.

10. What do women in pairs look for in the woods to make soup for Snow Flower?
(a) Bark, weeds, and roots.
(b) Truffles.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Berries.

11. What does Lily's mother accuse Lily of being responsible for when they have a fight after Lily returns to her natal home in "The Temple of Gupo"?
(a) Her parents' low status.
(b) Cooking horrible food.
(c) Not working hard enough.
(d) Beautiful Moon's death.

12. What arrives in Tongkou in the hot summer months after the Emperor dies?
(a) Flu.
(b) Measles.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Chicken pox.

13. What does Lily agonize over as her husband travels to Guilin?
(a) His safety.
(b) His bad leg.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Money.

14. How did Snow Flower's father-in-law die?
(a) From the knife he was using to kill a pig.
(b) Fell down a well.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Flu.

15. Where do Lily and Snow Flower stay as they travel home after praying for the birth of healthy sons at the Temple of Gupo?
(a) Lily's home.
(b) Madame Wang's home.
(c) Inn.
(d) Snow Flower's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Snow Flower's husband do if Snow Flower went to live with Lily?

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

3. Where does Lily go at the beginning of "Into the Mountains"?

4. How does Lily describe Snow Flower's eldest child while they are on the mountain?

5. What job does Lily's husband give to Snow Flower's son?

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