View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator's mother say Maxine can tell about her aunt?
(a) Just her father.
(b) No one.
(c) Only friends of the family.
(d) Just her sisters.

2. According to the old couple, at what point will the girl be ready to leave them?
(a) When she can point to the sky and a sword appears.
(b) When she can see visions in the water gourd
(c) When she can survive on the mountain of the white tigers.
(d) When she can recite all of their teachings..

3. For how many years is Maxine's mother at medical school?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. When the girl walks into the dead land, how does she find something to eat?
(a) A white rabbit jumps into her fire.
(b) She quickly grows food from seeds she finds.
(c) The white tigers provide her with food.
(d) She eats what she is carrying with her.

5. Which of these creatures does not drop out of the trees, according to Maxine's mother?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Were-people.
(d) Apes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Maxine's mother tell stories?

2. What does the piece of wood smell like when the girls burn it?

3. What does Maxine's mother do after unpacking at medical school?

4. When the girl returns from her journey, what is it time for her to begin?

5. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 271 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample