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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men on the mountain ask their wives to go back down the mountain for supplies?
(a) Their wives will be quicker.
(b) Because they are busy with other things.
(c) Women are not to be hurt during wartime, so they will be safe.
(d) They don't want to go themselves.

2. Who do Lily and Snow Flower find sitting around a fire up in the mountain?
(a) Madame Wang.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Elder brother and his family.
(d) Friends from Jintian.

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

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) Staying outside all day.
(d) Washing in the river water.

5. 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.

6. How much longer does Snow Flower have before she dies after Lily comes to stay with her?
(a) Twenty-two days.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

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

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

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

10. What does Snow Flower's mother-in-law change about the food she gives Snow Flower after they come home from the mountain?
(a) Gives more to Snow Flower than to her son.
(b) Rations it out equally between family members.
(c) Gives her second helpings.
(d) Cuts it back significantly.

11. What would Snow Flower's husband do if Snow Flower went to live with Lily?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Ask her to come home.
(c) Wish her well.
(d) Feel sad, but then get over it.

12. 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 drink tea.
(b) Don't eat rice.
(c) Don't climb hills.
(d) Don't sit for too long.

13. How does Snow Flower's husband help the refugees in the mountains?
(a) He teaches them to sing.
(b) He was their guardian and champion.
(c) He cooks them food.
(d) He gives them clothing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lily and Snow Flower agree on about the binding of their daughters' feet?

2. What does Lily do to Snow Flower when she loses control of her emotions at the Sitting and Singing ceremony of her neighbor?

3. Why does Lily sweep three times a day in her sleeping chamber?

4. Who will become Madame Lu after Lily dies?

5. What does Lily say sons are to women?

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