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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Snow Flower dressed when Lily visits her home for the first time?

2. What is Snow Flower's father addicted to?

3. Who are "little daughters-in-law"?

4. What is Snow Flower's dowry made from?

5. Whose father takes the pipe too often?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lily think about when she sees her sitting chair?

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

4. Describe the diviner's visit to Lily's home when she was five.

5. What happens when Beautiful Moon gets stung by a bee?

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

7. Is Lily shocked when she visits Snow Flower's home?

8. In what way does Snow Flower reassure Lily about her impending wedding and marriage?

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

10. How does Lily help Snow Flower as she prepares to marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are girls and women restricted in their interaction with the larger world outside their homes? In what way does a "women's chamber" confine them? Provide three examples of how Lily catches glimpses of the world in her "daughter days."

Essay Topic 2

Describe the details of Lily's footbinding. What is Lily's reaction to it? How was this process a way to keep girls submissive and obedient?

Essay Topic 3

Lily says that all the problems in her life were caused because she was looking for love. Discuss the problems that Lily created because of her need for love.

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