1. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is set in which country? Japan China Russia Egypt

2. What is the name of the secret form of writing used by the women in the novel? laotong nu shu nu wan wangong

3. Who is the narrator of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"? Snow Flower Lily Beautiful Moon Yanggong

4. What was the name of Snow Flower's aunt? Madame Wang Lotus Lady Lu Spring Moon

5. Lily and Snow Flower both endured the agony of footbinding. True False

6. As laotong, Lily and Snow Flower share a special item on which they write many of their nu shu messages. What item do they share? a fan a book a scroll a quilt

7. How did Lily's cousin, Beautiful Moon, die? She commited suicide She was stung by a bee She was killed by a soldier She fell into the river

8. Snow Flower and Lily are 'laotong'. What is the English meaning for the word 'laotong'? old same old friends new friends new same

9. By the end of the novel, Lily's title changes due to her change in social status. As a woman - after the death of her mother-in-law - what is Lily's title? Lady Lu Lady Lily Lady Wong Lady Lotus

10. Which disease claimed the lives of many of the people in Tongkou, including Lily's mother-in-law? dysentery malaria typhoid small pox