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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 Maxine's mother buy in China to act as a bodyguard?
(a) A spiritual protection.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A male slave.

2. According to the fortune teller, what is the number of the universe?
(a) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

3. Why was Moon Orchid finally able to come to the United States?
(a) Brave Orchid sent money to China fo her.
(b) Her daughter married a Chinese-American man.
(c) Her husband died in the United States.
(d) Her husband finally invited her to come.

4. How is Moon Orchid's daughter's husband described?
(a) As a loving husband.
(b) As unintelligent.
(c) As timid.
(d) As a tyrant.

5. When was Maxine born?
(a) In the 19th Century.
(b) Well after World War II.
(c) During World War II.
(d) Well before World War II.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the other meaning of the Chinese word for female?

5. What does the girl in Maxine's story follow at the beginning of the story?

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