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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the girl stay at the top of the mountain?
(a) A tent.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hut.
(d) A rock shelter.

2. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's aunt.
(d) The narrator's baby cousin.

3. What subjects did all of Brave Orchid's children major in?
(a) Psychology and sociology.
(b) History and civics.
(c) Science and math.
(d) English and literature.

4. How do the other Chinese girls act in school?
(a) They wear hats.
(b) They are quiet.
(c) They play with all the other children.
(d) They are loud speakers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Brave Orchid examine the slave girls for?

2. What age does Maxine say that her mother is?

3. According to Maxine's mother, what flies out of the mail when she opens it?

4. For how many years does Maxine's mother not reach her husband?

5. With whom does Maxine's mother live while she attends medical school?

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