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

2. What does Maxine say the Chinese will do during a piano recital?
(a) Sit silently.
(b) Clap.
(c) Talk.
(d) Knit.

3. What does Maxine's aunt do after delivering her baby?
(a) She runs away from the village with her baby.
(b) She throws herself and her baby down the well.
(c) She returns to her home with her baby.
(d) She hides her baby in the forest.

4. Why does Maxine's family tell ghost stories at the laundry when temperatures are high?
(a) To bring good weather.
(b) To cool off.
(c) To ward off ghosts.
(d) To dry the clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maxine's aunt deliver her baby?

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

3. What does Maxine's mother make her beg for at the drugstore?

4. What does Maxine's mother think has poisoned her?

5. For how long does the girl agree to stay with the people she meets?

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