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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 does Lily describe her in-laws' home?

2. What does Lily say she is too old for in "Regret"?

3. What does Lily accuse Snow Flower of breaking in their contract agreement?

4. What happens when Snow Flower asks her husband where he has buried their second son?

5. What do Lily and Snow Flower take from the altar of the Temple of Gupo when they are pregnant the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lily try to help Snow Flower on her deathbed?

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

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

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

8. What helped give the fleeing villagers courage as they sat in the bowl of the mountain?

9. What do Lily and her mother fight about when Lily returns home after Snow Flower's marriage?

10. Describe the Letter of Vituperation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Lily makes up for her humiliation of Snow Flower by her actions during the last days of Snow Flower's life? Why does she ask for Snow Flower's forgiveness at the end of the novel? What is the one regret Lily has regarding her laotong relationship with Snow Flower?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Lily in her role as a mother. How does she show love toward her children? Is she similar to her own mother in any way?

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