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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lily when she has her feet bound?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

2. What is Snow Flower concerned about when Lily meets her family?
(a) That her parents will not like Lily.
(b) They might not understand the different dialects.
(c) That Lily will not like her father.
(d) That she will be disappointed.

3. What is Lily's reaction when her mother slaps her face after the matchmaker's visit?
(a) Fear.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Anger.

4. What does Lily teach Snow Flower when she is visiting Lily's home in "Love"?
(a) How to behave politely.
(b) How to embroider.
(c) How to do household chores.
(d) How to read.

5. Who does Lily help with the outdoor chores when she is five?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Elder Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Elder Sister.

6. What does Lily confuse Snow Flower's mother with when she first meets her?
(a) Aunt.
(b) A servant.
(c) Elder sister.
(d) Snow Flower's twin.

7. Who acted cheerfully in Lily's childhood home?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Father.
(c) Her aunt and uncle.
(d) Mother.

8. How is Snow Flower dressed when Lily visits her home for the first time?
(a) In a beautiful robe.
(b) Wearing red silk pants.
(c) A dress worthy of a rich woman.
(d) Gray, padded, ill-fitting clothes.

9. What does Lily compare Snow Flower to when she stays with her family and amuses them in "Love"?
(a) A dragonfly.
(b) A rare bird among chickens.
(c) An elegant swan.
(d) A fish of golden colors.

10. Who is never allowed inside Lily's family home again after talking negatively about Snow Flower's family?
(a) Mr. Lu.
(b) Mr. Wang.
(c) Madame Gao.
(d) Madame Wang.

11. What qualities do Lily and Snow Flower share?
(a) Same last name.
(b) Same nose.
(c) Same laugh.
(d) Same height, beauty, and footbinding date.

12. What do women do during Catching Cool Breezes festival?
(a) Cook and clean.
(b) Sing songs about the weather.
(c) Return to their natal home.
(d) Have a party.

13. Who is Madame Gao?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Cook.
(c) Local matchmaker.
(d) Neighbor.

14. What does Lily say was out of balance and needed to be put right when Beautiful Moon died?
(a) Yin and yang.
(b) The level of her bed.
(c) The steps to the garden.
(d) Aunt's old rocking chair.

15. What is Snow Flower's father addicted to?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Opium.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily say her grandmother looked like to her when she was five?

2. What family does Madame Wang arrange for Lily to be married into?

3. Who is Yonggang?

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

5. What does Lily find when she enters Snow Flower's house for the first time?

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