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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Lily's feet to heal in the mountains?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Almost a month.
(c) Six days.
(d) One year.

2. What does Snow Flower's husband leave the fire to go and find?
(a) An cave for sleeping in.
(b) Berries to eat.
(c) Firewood.
(d) Rocks to use as weapons.

3. What did Lily's mother-in-law teach her about a wife's duty to obey?
(a) Obey, obey, obey, then do what you want.
(b) Obey at all costs.
(c) Speak quietly and serve well.
(d) Follow your husband's example.

4. How did Snow Flower's father-in-law die?
(a) Fell down a well.
(b) Flu.
(c) From the knife he was using to kill a pig.
(d) Heart attack.

5. How does Lily react when Snow Flower is despondent because her husband beats her?
(a) By praying for her.
(b) With impatience.
(c) By listening and not giving advice.
(d) With compassion.

6. How does Lily describe her in-laws' home?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Small.
(c) Rusty.
(d) Made of wood.

7. How old is Lily when she has her first child?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Seventeen.

8. What is one of the things that Lily's mother tells her not to do while she is pregnant with her first child?
(a) Don't drink tea.
(b) Don't eat rice.
(c) Don't climb hills.
(d) Don't sit for too long.

9. How does Lily learn that her husband has been searching for her?
(a) From a young girl.
(b) From a strange boy.
(c) From Snow Flower's husband.
(d) From her sister's neighbors.

10. What does Lily teach Peony?
(a) How to haul water.
(b) Nu shu.
(c) Embroidery.
(d) How to make congee.

11. How does Spring Moon kill herself on her wedding night?
(a) Drinks poison.
(b) Throws herself down a well.
(c) Allergic reaction to seafood.
(d) Drowns.

12. How does Lily describe Snow Flower's eldest child while they are on the mountain?
(a) Gentle and delicate.
(b) Sturdy.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Rough.

13. Who will become Madame Lu after Lily dies?
(a) Lily's daughter.
(b) Lily's daughter-in-law.
(c) Peony.
(d) Lily's niece.

14. What does Lily call her mother when she returns home after Snow Flower's marriage?
(a) Liar.
(b) Kind.
(c) Brave.
(d) Sweet.

15. How much longer does Snow Flower have before she dies after Lily comes to stay with her?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Twenty-two days.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily say about Snow Flower's voice when she chants the Yao story?

2. What are days of mothering referred to?

3. What does Snow Flower pull out from under her tunic while she and Lily stand at the cliff's edge after her son has died?

4. What does Snow Flower's mother-in-law change about the food she gives Snow Flower after they come home from the mountain?

5. How long does Lily walk with Snow Flower and her family when battles erupt between the government and rebel forces?

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