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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. Who is Kuan Kung?
(a) The woman's husband.
(b) The emperor the woman is going to fight.
(c) The god of literature and war.
(d) The legendary heroine the woman looks up to.

2. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?
(a) Her aunt was not actually pregnant.
(b) Her aunt was pregnant before her husband left.
(c) Her aunt was raped.
(d) Her aunt was tortured.

3. What is the woman's first enemy?
(a) Another army.
(b) A giant.
(c) The emperor.
(d) A thief.

4. According to Moon Orchid, what Chinese word does Brave Orchid's oldest daughter's name sound like?
(a) Pig.
(b) Ink.
(c) Rat.
(d) Dirt.

5. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?
(a) Her aunt talked loudly and was punished by the gods.
(b) Her aunt was not human.
(c) Her aunt carried the baby for her sister.
(d) Her aunt was unusually beloved by her family for being a girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maxine say Chinese operas sound to American audiences?

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

3. For what profession does Brave Orchid tell the dealer she will train the slave girl?

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

5. What does Maxine always have bad dreams about?

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