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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lily returns to her family after Snow Flower is married, how does she feel about seeing them?
(a) Excited.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Happy.

3. Who watches Lily's children while she takes care of her sick mother- in-law?
(a) Yonggang.
(b) Uncle Lu.
(c) Second Sister-in-law.
(d) Lady Wu.

4. What taboo do Lily and Snow Flower break?
(a) Eating spicy food when they are pregnant.
(b) Creating a laotong match between their unmatching daughters.
(c) Washing in the river water.
(d) Staying outside all day.

5. What do Snow Flower and her family serve Lily for dinner when she visits in the beginning of "Into the Mountains"?
(a) Fish.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Pig.
(d) Duck.

6. Who is Peony?
(a) A servant.
(b) A farmer's daughter.
(c) Snow Flower's granddaughter.
(d) Lily's cousin.

7. What does Uncle Lu have on his face that he likes to play with?
(a) Mole hairs.
(b) Beard.
(c) Mustache.
(d) Long eyebrow hair.

8. What does Snow Flower's husband leave the fire to go and find?
(a) An cave for sleeping in.
(b) Rocks to use as weapons.
(c) Berries to eat.
(d) Firewood.

9. What did Lily's mother-in-law teach her about a wife's duty to obey?
(a) Follow your husband's example.
(b) Obey, obey, obey, then do what you want.
(c) Obey at all costs.
(d) Speak quietly and serve well.

10. How does Lily describe her in-laws' home?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Small.
(d) Made of wood.

11. 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) Madame Wang's home.
(b) Snow Flower's home.
(c) Inn.
(d) Lily's home.

12. Where does Lily go at the beginning of "Into the Mountains"?
(a) Madame Wang's home.
(b) Snow Flower's home.
(c) Natal home.
(d) Elder brother's home.

13. How long does Lily walk with Snow Flower and her family when battles erupt between the government and rebel forces?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Thirty-six hours.
(c) Twenty-four hours.
(d) Ten hours.

14. Who does Lily recommend Snow Flower should see to help her conceive a son?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Diviner.
(c) Mid-wife.
(d) Herbalist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Snow Flower and Lily help up the steep mountain when they have to flee the town?

2. What is one of the things that Lily's mother tells her not to do while she is pregnant with her first child?

3. What does Lily accuse Snow Flower of breaking in their contract agreement?

4. How did Snow Flower's father-in-law die?

5. Who does Lily say is the most important person she must build a relationship with in her married life?

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