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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. According to Moon Orchid, what does a daughter having a curled upper lip indicate?
(a) A poor seamstress.
(b) A blessed child.
(c) An unlucky woman.
(d) A mark of goodness.

2. What happens when children make mistakes about Chinese traditions?
(a) Their parents take away their food.
(b) Their parents hit them.
(c) They are sent away.
(d) They are haunted by ghosts.

3. Where does Maxine's aunt deliver her baby?
(a) In her sister-in-law's home.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In her home.
(d) In the pigsty.

4. When Maxine's father leaves China, who goes with him?
(a) His wife and daughters.
(b) The other men in his family.
(c) Only his sister's husband.
(d) His sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main reason Maxine's mother likes to tell stores?

2. Where does Maxine torment the quiet girl and make her cry?

3. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?

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

5. What gift does Moon Orchid bring for Brave Orchid?

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