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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At the Western Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?
(a) When the narrator's mother recites a chant.
(b) When the dawn comes.
(c) When the school alarm goes off.
(d) When the narrator's mother screams.

2. For how long does the girl agree to stay with the people she meets?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

3. How much does Maxine's mother say the slave girl cost?
(a) 50 dollars.
(b) 250 dollars.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) 200 dollars.

4. How does Moon Orchid describe Brave Orchid's youngest daughter?
(a) Tormented soul.
(b) Sweet smiling.
(c) Raging billows.
(d) Silent mouth.

5. What animal appears as a sign that it is time for the young woman to leave her parents to fight?
(a) A chirping bird.
(b) A whooping crane.
(c) A white horse.
(d) A silver fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid get Moon Orchid's husband to come outside of his building?

2. For what profession does Brave Orchid tell the dealer she will train the slave girl?

3. For how many years is Maxine's mother at medical school?

4. How is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother described?

5. Why does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children are vain?

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