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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 does Elder Sister say about her mother-in-law?
(a) She is generous.
(b) She sings to her.
(c) She is loving.
(d) She is abusive.

2. What are "golden lilies"?
(a) Color of embroidery thread.
(b) Special flower.
(c) Small, perfectly bound feet.
(d) Tea cakes.

3. What does Lily make on the morning of her second day at her in-laws' house?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Tea.
(d) Breakfast cakes.

4. Who wrote "The phoenix mates the golden hen, a match made in heaven"?
(a) Madame Wang.
(b) Elder Sister.
(c) Lily.
(d) Snow Flower.

5. What does Snow Flower write to Lily about before they meet?
(a) Invitation to be her "old same."
(b) Picture of birds.
(c) Song lyrics.
(d) Message about their birth dates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Madame Wang take Lily and Snow Flower to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?

2. What did Lily's father receive from the groom's family that made him one of the richest men in the village?

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

4. What does laotong mean?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the diviner's visit to Lily's home when she was five.

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

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

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

5. What does Lily think of her new husband?

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

7. Is Elder Sister happy after she is married?

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

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

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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