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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. Who does Snow Flower say saved her family?
(a) Lily's mother.
(b) Madame Wang.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Sun Flower's Elder Sister.

2. What animal does Lily call her mother?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Horse.
(d) Duck.

3. What does Snow Flower call Madame Wang?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Kind One.
(d) Mother.

4. Why does Madame Wang take Lily and Snow Flower to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?
(a) To play with other girls their age.
(b) To get some outdoor exercise.
(c) To write their contracts.
(d) To go to a river for a picnic.

5. Who is Lily?
(a) Mother to Snow Flower.
(b) Narrator.
(c) Matchmaker.
(d) Servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame Gao deliver to the family during the hot month?

2. What age is Lily when she begins practicing household chores?

3. What is Snow Flower's dowry made from?

4. What does Lily teach Snow Flower when she is visiting Lily's home in "Love"?

5. What do the Lus send to Lily's family on the second day of her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lily think about when she sees her sitting chair?

3. In what way does Snow Flower reassure Lily about her impending wedding and marriage?

4. What is Snow Flower's father's condition?

5. What happens when Beautiful Moon gets stung by a bee?

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

7. How does Snow Flower describe Lily's in-laws?

8. Does Lily accept Snow Flower's invitation to be her laotong?

9. Describe the moment when Lily knows that Snow Flower loves her when they are in the women's chamber.

10. What is the reason Lily and Snow Flower are alone in the women's chamber during the Catching Cool Breezes Festival?

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