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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 would Snow Flower's husband do if Snow Flower went to live with Lily?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Feel sad, but then get over it.
(c) Wish her well.
(d) Ask her to come home.

2. How does Lily describe Snow Flower's eldest child while they are on the mountain?
(a) Rough.
(b) Sturdy.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Gentle and delicate.

3. What does Lily say about Snow Flower's voice when she chants the Yao story?
(a) Scratchy.
(b) Clear and beatiful.
(c) Just a whispher.
(d) Too loud.

4. What do Lily and Snow Flower discuss when they visit the Temple of Gupo after the rebellion ends?
(a) The best way to embroider a handkerchief.
(b) Their husband's friends.
(c) Their daughters' footbinding methods.
(d) Prices of corn.

5. What do Snow Flower and Lily have to do for Snow Flower's children when they take a rest from walking up the mountain?
(a) Read a book to them.
(b) Gather berries for them to eat.
(c) Rub their hands.
(d) Fan them to cool them off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrives in Tongkou in the hot summer months after the Emperor dies?

2. What is Master Lu's opinion of Snow Flower?

3. What other ceremonies is Lily's song about Snow Flower used in?

4. What does Lily's husband plan to buy in Guilin and bring back to sell in their village?

5. What does Snow Flower tell Lily in a letter after they have prayed for sons at the Temple of Gupo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Lily glad that she is visiting Snow Flower's home?

2. Why does Lily want to wait for her husband when the Taipings arrive in Snow Flower's village?

3. How do Lily's feet feel as she climbs the steep mountain path?

4. What did Lily's husband do when the battles came to Tongkou?

5. Describe Snow Flower and Lily's complaints about their mothers-in-law.

6. What is Snow Flower's message on the fan that Lotus delivers to Lily during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

7. What do the sworn sisters tell Lily about Snow Flower?

8. Describe Lily's reunion with her husband after she comes down from the mountain.

9. Is Snow Flower welcomed in Lily's new home?

10. How does Lily respond when she hears Snow Flower sing the Letter of Vituperation?

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