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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily think will make her more marriageable?
(a) Her mother's character.
(b) Her ability to sing.
(c) Her father's rich status.
(d) Successful footbinding.

2. Why does Lily think she and Snow Flower are in danger after Beautiful Moon dies?
(a) Mother chases them.
(b) Aunt threatens them with a knife.
(c) Uncle throws heavy objects at them.
(d) Because Aunt moans at night.

3. What do the Lus send to Lily's family on the second day of her marriage?
(a) Pork and sweet cakes.
(b) Goat.
(c) Card.
(d) Tea.

4. Who wrote "The phoenix mates the golden hen, a match made in heaven"?
(a) Madame Wang.
(b) Snow Flower.
(c) Lily.
(d) Elder Sister.

5. What do the eggs and rice represent that Lily's family sends to the grooms' families?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Success.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Fertility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily confuse Snow Flower's mother with when she first meets her?

2. What are third-day wedding books?

3. How long does Lily fast before her wedding?

4. Who does Snow Flower say saved her family?

5. What does Lily help Snow Flower do after she learns of her family's misfortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Madame Wang suggest is the reason Lily is not invited to Snow Flower's home?

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

3. What is Snow Flower's father's condition?

4. What is the reason Lily and Snow Flower are alone in the women's chamber during the Catching Cool Breezes Festival?

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

6. What does having a laotong relationship with Snow Flower mean to Lily's family?

7. At the beginning of the novel, what does Lily say interests her now?

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

9. What does Lily think of her new husband?

10. Describe Snow Flower's personality.

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