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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 Lily teach Snow Flower's eldest son in the mountains?
(a) How to write characters.
(b) Geography.
(c) How to cook.
(d) The lessons she overheard her own son learn from the tutor.

2. What does Lily call her mother when she returns home after Snow Flower's marriage?
(a) Liar.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Kind.
(d) Brave.

3. What does Lily do to Snow Flower when she loses control of her emotions at the Sitting and Singing ceremony of her neighbor?
(a) Pushes her out of her chair.
(b) She humiliates Snow Flower.
(c) Kneels before her in appreciation.
(d) Hugs her.

4. What arrives in Tongkou in the hot summer months after the Emperor dies?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Flu.
(c) Measles.
(d) Typhoid.

5. What does Snow Flower pull out from under her tunic while she and Lily stand at the cliff's edge after her son has died?
(a) A hat and gloves.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) An extra blanket.
(d) The secret fan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things that Lily's mother tells her not to do while she is pregnant with her first child?

2. Where do Lily and Snow Flower continue to meet after the rebellion?

3. What does Lily's mother accuse Lily of being responsible for when they have a fight after Lily returns to her natal home in "The Temple of Gupo"?

4. What does Snow Flower's first born son look like?

5. How much longer does Snow Flower have before she dies after Lily comes to stay with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lily try to comfort Snow Flower after the miscarriage of her daughter?

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

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

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

5. What do Lily and Snow Flower do while at the Temple of Gupo when they become pregnant?

6. Describe Snow Flower's second son.

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

8. What does Lily do to shield her children from the typhoid epidemic?

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

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

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