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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. Who watches Lily's children while she takes care of her sick mother- in-law?
(a) Uncle Lu.
(b) Second Sister-in-law.
(c) Lady Wu.
(d) Yonggang.

2. What does the doctor that Lily summoned say about Snow Flower's prognosis?
(a) Some hope if she takes care of herself.
(b) No hope.
(c) He can't be sure.
(d) Fasting will help.

3. What happens when Snow Flower asks her husband where he has buried their second son?
(a) He beats her and she miscarries.
(b) He leads her to the grave.
(c) He goes to her and holds her gently.
(d) He bursts into tears.

4. What happens to the women whose bound feet break as they walk up the mountain?
(a) They are left to die.
(b) They are carried up the mountain in a stretcher.
(c) They get a ride in a cart.
(d) They must be brought back down the mountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal personality does Lily say Snow Flower's mother-in-law has?

2. How did Snow Flower's father-in-law die?

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

4. Who does Lily go in search of while in the mountains?

5. Who transports notes between Lily and Snow Flower after their sons are born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lily's son.

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

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

5. Are Snow Flower and Lily's husbands supportive of their laotong friendship after the rebellion?

6. Describe why Lily lets her son leave the upstairs chamber.

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

8. How does Lily care for her mother-in-law when she becomes sick with typhoid?

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

10. Does Lily miss her husband?

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