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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children are vain?
(a) They only respond to compliments.
(b) They spend too much time in front of the mirror.
(c) They comment on her appearance.
(d) They spend too much money on clothes.

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

4. How many children were in Maxine's aunt's family?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. Why do the villagers curse Maxine's aunt's home?
(a) They are afraid her infidelity harmed them.
(b) She cursed her neighbor's child.
(c) She stole food from them.
(d) They want to avenge her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maxine's father leaves China, who goes with him?

2. How does Moon Orchid die?

3. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?

4. In what city has Moon Orchid's husband been living?

5. What instrument does the quiet girl play?

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