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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. What gifts do Lily and Beautiful Moon receive from their groom's families after their marriage arrangements?
(a) Pigs and vegtables.
(b) Money, candy, and meat.
(c) Down for stuffing pillows.
(d) Fine silk.

2. Who are "little daughters-in-law"?
(a) Poor girls whose feet are not bound.
(b) Emperor's daughters by marriage.
(c) Baby girls.
(d) Girls who marry well.

3. What did Third Sister do when her mother wanted to bind her feet?
(a) Committed suicide.
(b) Ran away to another town.
(c) Screamed and struggled in protest.
(d) Remained stoically silent.

4. What is the upstairs room in Lily's childhood home used for?
(a) Storage.
(b) Carpentry room.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Her grandparents.

5. What does Lily paint on the fan after she has read third-day books for Snow Flower?
(a) Horse.
(b) Duck.
(c) Wilted flower with tears.
(d) Two pheonixes rising.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is so unsteady on her feet that she has to use a cane?

2. What is Lily's reaction when her mother slaps her face after the matchmaker's visit?

3. What does Lily say was out of balance and needed to be put right when Beautiful Moon died?

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

5. Who is Snow Flower marrying?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Snow Flower learn from Lily when she stays at Lily's home?

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

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

6. Describe Lily's childhood home.

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

8. Why are Lily, Beautiful Moon, and Snow Flower allowed outside during the hot month of the Catching Cool Breezes Festival?

9. Is Lily worried about the note Snow Flower sends with the fan when Lily leaves her home for her wedding?

10. Is Lily shocked when she visits Snow Flower's home?

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