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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 approve her husband's decision to hire a tutor for their son?
(a) She is glad to have him out of the women's chamber.
(b) She has too much to do to take care of him.
(c) She would like him to take the imperial exams.
(d) He is not her favorite child.

2. Who do Lily and Snow Flower find sitting around a fire up in the mountain?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Elder brother and his family.
(c) Madame Wang.
(d) Friends from Jintian.

3. Who is Peony?
(a) A farmer's daughter.
(b) Snow Flower's granddaughter.
(c) A servant.
(d) Lily's cousin.

4. What does Snow Flower's husband say when his mother suggests they should not give food to Lily?
(a) He says he will feed Lily less than the others.
(b) If he brings her back alive, there may be a reward.
(c) To stop being selfish.
(d) He agrees with her.

5. What does Uncle Lu have on his face that he likes to play with?
(a) Mustache.
(b) Mole hairs.
(c) Beard.
(d) Long eyebrow hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Snow Flower say about her husband's family in "Sons"?

3. Where does Lily take her children after the servants flee her in-laws' house?

4. What does the doctor that Lily summoned say about Snow Flower's prognosis?

5. What would Snow Flower's husband do if Snow Flower went to live with Lily?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Snow Flower's husband react when their second son dies from the cold?

3. In what way does Snow Flower's nu shu letter express her true thoughts to Lily after the birth of her son?

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

5. What does Lily do for Snow Flower's granddaughter, Peony?

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

7. What helped give the fleeing villagers courage as they sat in the bowl of the mountain?

8. What food restrictions did Lily have when she was pregnant?

9. Is Lily supportive of her husband's plan to travel to Guilin and buy salt to sell back in Tongkou?

10. How does Lily try to help Snow Flower on her deathbed?

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