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

2. What does Lily compare Snow Flower to when she stays with her family and amuses them in "Love"?

3. What does Snow Flower make for breakfast when she is visiting Lily's family?

4. What is Snow Flower wearing each time she visits Lily during their "daughter days"?

5. What does Beautiful Moon have an allergic reaction to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Aunt tell the girls about nu shu?

2. Why is the fan important to Snow Flower and Lily?

3. Does Lily accept Snow Flower's invitation to be her laotong?

4. What does Madame Wang say about Lily's feet?

5. What does Lily learn when her lessons begin in the women's chambers?

6. What does Snow Flower learn from Lily when she stays at Lily's home?

7. How does Snow Flower describe Lily's in-laws?

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

9. Describe Lily's childhood home.

10. Is Lily shocked when she visits Snow Flower's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the challenges of the refugees as they climb the mountain. What does Lily see and hear that gives you a sense of her experience? In what way is the Butcher both a savior and a destroyer in this location?

Essay Topic 2

Women are described in the novel as a "worthless branch" and weak. How does Lily show strength and value throughout her life as a daughter, wife, mother, and friend? How does she continue to become a stronger person as she ages?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of man is Lily's husband? Do they seem to have a happy marriage? Why or why not? Provide three examples to support your opinion.

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