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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. What is Snow Flower's dowry made from?

2. Who is Snow Flower?

3. What color veil does Lily wear for her wedding?

4. What book does Snow Flower use to teach Lily?

5. What does Lily paint on the fan after she has read third-day books for Snow Flower?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Lily accept Snow Flower's invitation to be her laotong?

2. What does Snow Flower learn from Lily when she stays at Lily's home?

3. Why does Lily feel betrayed by her mother?

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

5. Is Lily worried about the note Snow Flower sends with the fan when Lily leaves her home for her wedding?

6. Describe Snow Flower's personality.

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

8. What does the narrator, Lily, say about what caused every problem in her life?

9. Why are Lily, Beautiful Moon, and Snow Flower allowed outside during the hot month of the Catching Cool Breezes Festival?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lily show her caring, helpful nature when she is on the mountain? What characters does she help the most and how does she show her compassion? Use specific textual examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

What does nu shu represent in Lily's life? Discuss its uses and the way it broadens Lily's world. How is writing a way for her voice to be heard?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of man is Lily's husband? Do they seem to have a happy marriage? Why or why not? Provide three examples to support your opinion.

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