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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 is Snow Flower dressed when Lily visits her home for the first time?
(a) Gray, padded, ill-fitting clothes.
(b) In a beautiful robe.
(c) A dress worthy of a rich woman.
(d) Wearing red silk pants.

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

3. Why do Lily's father and uncle make for her, Beautiful Moon, and Snow Flower during the hot month?
(a) Canopy outside.
(b) Another window.
(c) Ceiling fan.
(d) Bamboo fans.

4. How old are Lily and Snow Flower when they have their hair pinned up for the first time?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

5. What does Lily say was out of balance and needed to be put right when Beautiful Moon died?
(a) The level of her bed.
(b) The steps to the garden.
(c) Yin and yang.
(d) Aunt's old rocking chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Snow Flower wearing each time she visits Lily during their "daughter days"?

2. What did Yuxiu invent?

3. Who does Lily help with the outdoor chores when she is five?

4. Who is never allowed inside Lily's family home again after talking negatively about Snow Flower's family?

5. What occupation did Snow Flower's great-grandfather have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lily learn about when she goes with Snow Flower and Madame Wang to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?

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

4. What does Lily think of her new husband?

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

6. What happens when Lily's mother tries to bind Third Sister's feet?

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

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

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

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

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