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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. Who will become Madame Lu after Lily dies?
2. What is one of the things that Lily's mother tells her not to do while she is pregnant with her first child?
3. Why does Lily sweep three times a day in her sleeping chamber?
4. Who watches Lily's children while she takes care of her sick mother- in-law?
5. Why does Lily want to fetch tea for the upstairs chamber in "Joy and Sorrow"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Snow Flower's husband react when their second son dies from the cold?
2. Describe Lily's reunion with her husband after she comes down from the mountain.
3. Describe Snow Flower's second son.
4. Why does Lily want to wait for her husband when the Taipings arrive in Snow Flower's village?
5. What does Lily do to shield her children from the typhoid epidemic?
6. How do Lily's feet feel as she climbs the steep mountain path?
7. Are Snow Flower and Lily's husbands supportive of their laotong friendship after the rebellion?
8. What do the sworn sisters tell Lily about Snow Flower?
9. How does Lily try to comfort Snow Flower after the miscarriage of her daughter?
10. What helped give the fleeing villagers courage as they sat in the bowl of the mountain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe one setting of the novel and its importance in a character's life. How does this setting influence or change this character? Use specific details of setting to support your point.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Compare and contrast the early and later friendship between Lily and Snow Flower. How does the balance of power change between them as they age?
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