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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. Why does Lily think she and Snow Flower are in danger after Beautiful Moon dies?
(a) Mother chases them.
(b) Uncle throws heavy objects at them.
(c) Aunt threatens them with a knife.
(d) Because Aunt moans at night.

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

3. What is Snow Flower concerned about when Lily meets her family?
(a) They might not understand the different dialects.
(b) That her parents will not like Lily.
(c) That Lily will not like her father.
(d) That she will be disappointed.

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

5. What do Snow Flower and Lily create to appease Beautiful Moon's spirit?
(a) Flower tower.
(b) Silk cloth.
(c) Bedding for her bed.
(d) New breakfast recipe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beautiful Moon have an allergic reaction to?

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

4. What did Third Sister do when her mother wanted to bind her feet?

5. What does Third Sister die from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lily and Snow Flower when they are fifteen.

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

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

5. Describe Snow Flower's personality.

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

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

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

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

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

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