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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through White Tigers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maxine re-tells the story of her aunt, the narrator's story shows that the aunt's final actions are done out of _____.
(a) Revenge.
(b) Malice.
(c) Love.
(d) Obligation.

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

3. What substance is the girl shown that could allow her to live forever?
(a) Tree sap.
(b) White tiger hair.
(c) Silver.
(d) Water from a gourd.

4. At what age is the girl taken to the mountains of the white tigers?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seven.

5. What do the traditional Chinese stories, like those told by Maxine's mother, teach Chinese girls they can be?
(a) Heroines and swordswomen.
(b) Wives and mothers.
(c) Students and wise women.
(d) Storytellers and soothsayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the girl stay at the top of the mountain?

2. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?

3. Why are the Chinese afraid of drowned ghosts?

4. Why is Maxine fired from her job at the land developer's association?

5. Why does Maxine re-tell her aunts story?

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