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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snow Flower pull out from under her tunic while she and Lily stand at the cliff's edge after her son has died?
(a) An extra blanket.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) A hat and gloves.
(d) The secret fan.

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

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

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

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

6. Who comes to Lily's door asking her to go to Snow Flower because she is dying?
(a) Spring Moon.
(b) The Butcher.
(c) Sworn sisters.
(d) Madame Wang.

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

8. What does Lily accuse Snow Flower of breaking in their contract agreement?
(a) Disrepecting her family.
(b) Their agreement not to take concubines.
(c) Smoking bans.
(d) Forgetting to write to her.

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

10. What is one of the things that Lily's mother tells her not to do while she is pregnant with her first child?
(a) Don't sit for too long.
(b) Don't eat rice.
(c) Don't drink tea.
(d) Don't climb hills.

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

12. What does Lily realize the purpose of nu shu is in "Sons"?
(a) To give women something to do.
(b) To cover up their laziness.
(c) To please mothers-in-law.
(d) To give women a voice.

13. How does Spring Moon kill herself on her wedding night?
(a) Drinks poison.
(b) Allergic reaction to seafood.
(c) Drowns.
(d) Throws herself down a well.

14. What does Lily say she is too old for in "Regret"?
(a) Embroidering.
(b) Traveling to the Temple of Gupo.
(c) Playing with children.
(d) Domestic chores.

15. What does Lily say sons are to women?
(a) Worthless.
(b) A burden.
(c) The reason marriages must end.
(d) Their crowning glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lily and Snow Flower take from the altar of the Temple of Gupo when they are pregnant the first time?

2. Why do the men on the mountain ask their wives to go back down the mountain for supplies?

3. Why does Lily approve her husband's decision to hire a tutor for their son?

4. What do Lily and Snow Flower discuss when they visit the Temple of Gupo after the rebellion ends?

5. How long does Lily walk with Snow Flower and her family when battles erupt between the government and rebel forces?

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