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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. How does Moon Orchid interact with the narrator?
(a) The narrator is the only American Moon Orchid will talk to.
(b) The narrator is Moon Orchid's favorite of all of the children.
(c) Moon Orchid is outspokenly afraid of the narrator.
(d) Moon Orchid treats the narrator like all of Brave Orchid's children.

2. For what reason does the woman hide from battle?
(a) To give birth.
(b) To avoid a particular enemy.
(c) To visit her parents.
(d) To tend to her husband.

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

4. What is the other meaning of the Chinese word for female?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Slave.
(d) Invisible.

5. According to Maxine's mother, what flies out of the mail when she opens it?
(a) Memories from her birthplace.
(b) The smell of China.
(c) The wisdom of her ancestors.
(d) Unwelcome dust.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of At the Western Palace, what does Brave Orchid warn her children of?

2. What do Maxine's mother and her friends steal to burn the haunted room?

3. What does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children smell like?

4. While working at the paint shop, what is the name of the color that offends Maxine?

5. What type of grades does Maxine get in school?

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