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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the doctor that Lily summoned say about Snow Flower's prognosis?
(a) Some hope if she takes care of herself.
(b) No hope.
(c) Fasting will help.
(d) He can't be sure.

3. What does Lotus deliver to Lily from Snow Flower during the Midi-Autumn Festival?
(a) Cloth.
(b) Fan.
(c) Book.
(d) Tea cakes.

4. Why does Lily approve her husband's decision to hire a tutor for their son?
(a) She is glad to have him out of the women's chamber.
(b) She has too much to do to take care of him.
(c) She would like him to take the imperial exams.
(d) He is not her favorite child.

5. What job does Lily's husband give to Snow Flower's son?
(a) Rent collector.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Salt seller.
(d) Butcher.

6. Who are Taipings?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Emperor's assistants.
(c) Rebels.
(d) Special dog.

7. Who does Lily go in search of while in the mountains?
(a) Snow Flower's son.
(b) Madame Wang.
(c) Her brother and sister.
(d) Her parents.

8. How does Lily learn that her husband has been searching for her?
(a) From a strange boy.
(b) From a young girl.
(c) From Snow Flower's husband.
(d) From her sister's neighbors.

9. What does Snow Flower's first born son look like?
(a) Thin.
(b) Fat.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Sturdy.

10. Why does Snow Flower become a vegetarian?
(a) Because she had to help with pig slaughtering.
(b) Meat makes her feel too heavy.
(c) Vegtables are what they have to eat.
(d) Meat is kept for the men in the family.

11. Why does Lily sweep three times a day in her sleeping chamber?
(a) She has nothing else to do.
(b) To frighten away ghosts hunting for prey.
(c) She is worried about dirt.
(d) There are too many bugs.

12. Where do Lily and Snow Flower continue to meet after the rebellion?
(a) At the local tea shop.
(b) At festivals in Puwei.
(c) At Lily's home in Tongkou.
(d) At the local market.

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

14. How long does it take Lily's feet to heal in the mountains?
(a) Six days.
(b) One year.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Almost a month.

15. What does Lily call her mother when she returns home after Snow Flower's marriage?
(a) Liar.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Brave.
(d) Kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snow Flower sing at her cousin's Sitting and Singing phase that Lily attends and hears?

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

3. What does Snow Flower's husband say when his mother suggests they should not give food to Lily?

4. Who transports notes between Lily and Snow Flower after their sons are born?

5. Who do Lily and Snow Flower find sitting around a fire up in the mountain?

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