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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Lily fast before her wedding?
(a) One day.
(b) Four days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Two days.

2. What does laotong mean?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) Ancestors.
(c) Old same.
(d) Late afternoon.

3. Who is so unsteady on her feet that she has to use a cane?
(a) Elder Sister.
(b) Lily's brother.
(c) Lily's mother.
(d) Lily's aunt.

4. What are third-day wedding books?
(a) Books for the bride made by family and friends.
(b) Photograph book of the wedding celebration.
(c) Recycled bridal magazines.
(d) Guide that is given to the bridal couple.

5. Who acted cheerfully in Lily's childhood home?
(a) Mother.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snow Flower's father sell to pay his debts?

2. What does Lily think will make her more marriageable?

3. How old is Lily when she hears her mother ask Madame Wang why Lily is never invited to Snow Flower's home?

4. Who teaches Lily nu shu?

5. Who is Lily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lily think of her new husband?

2. What story does Aunt tell the girls about nu shu?

3. What does having a laotong relationship with Snow Flower mean to Lily's family?

4. At the beginning of the novel, what does Lily say interests her now?

5. What does Madame Wang suggest is the reason Lily is not invited to Snow Flower's home?

6. Describe Snow Flower's personality.

7. What does the narrator, Lily, say about what caused every problem in her life?

8. What does Madame Wang suggest about Lily having a laotong?

9. What does Lily remember about being five and wading in the river?

10. What does Lily learn when her lessons begin in the women's chambers?

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