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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's first born son look like?
(a) Fat.
(b) Thin.
(c) Sturdy.
(d) Athletic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Lily teach Snow Flower's eldest son in the mountains?
(a) Geography.
(b) The lessons she overheard her own son learn from the tutor.
(c) How to write characters.
(d) How to cook.

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

11. What does Lily say about Snow Flower's voice when she chants the Yao story?
(a) Too loud.
(b) Just a whispher.
(c) Clear and beatiful.
(d) Scratchy.

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

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

14. How old is Snow Flower's first born son when they are in the mountains?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eleven.

15. What do Lily and Snow Flower take from the altar of the Temple of Gupo when they are pregnant the first time?
(a) Prayer cards.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Coins.
(d) Baby shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snow Flower's husband leave the fire to go and find?

2. Why are eggs served to guests at the one-month party for Lily's son?

3. What does Lily's husband plan to buy in Guilin and bring back to sell in their village?

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

5. What does Snow Flower tell Lily in a letter after they have prayed for sons at the Temple of Gupo?

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