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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. What does the woman give the women with bound feet?
(a) Bags of rice.
(b) Salve and prayers.
(c) Beads.
(d) New shoes.

2. 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.

3. Where does Maxine's mother prefer to study?
(a) In her room with other students.
(b) In the library alone.
(c) In her room alone.
(d) In the dining hall with other students.

4. What does the rock candy Brave Orchid gives to the children meant to symbolize?
(a) A new taste.
(b) A sweet beginning.
(c) A difficult task ahead.
(d) A change in beliefs.

5. Where was the first place Brave Orchid set foot in America?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Ellis Island.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the white crane boxing story, what does the spirit of the white crane later become?

2. In Brave Orchid's story of the emperor with four wives, which of the four wives does Brave Orchid feel Moon Orchid is most similar to?

3. What does Brave Orchid's family use the back bedroom at the laundry for?

4. When the girl walks into the dead land, how does she find something to eat?

5. From whom does Brave Orchid buy her slave girl?

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