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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 first tells Maxine the story about Moon Orchid and Brave Orchid confronting Moon Orchid's husband?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's siblings.
(c) Moon Orchid.
(d) The narrator's mother.

2. What does Maxine's mother bring to the haunted room at the school at night?
(a) A blanket and a pen.
(b) A stick and a diary.
(c) A knife and a novel.
(d) A totem and a crystal.

3. Why does Maxine paint black over her drawings when she is in kindergarten?
(a) She thought her drawings were ugly.
(b) She did not want anyone else to see her drawings.
(c) She thought it looked like a stage curtain.
(d) She did not want to use color in her drawings.

4. How do Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid get Moon Orchid's husband to come outside of his building?
(a) They send him a message to tell him they are outside.
(b) They pretend they are important clients who will not enter the building.
(c) They pretend a woman has broken her leg in the street.
(d) They send Brave Orchid's daughter inside to get him.

5. Which of these ideas is not introduced in "No Name Woman"?
(a) The narrator's relationship with her mother.
(b) Ghost stories.
(c) The narrator's relationship with her siblings.
(d) Chinese culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children smell like?

2. Why are the Chinese afraid of drowned ghosts?

3. What instrument does the quiet girl play?

4. What is the other meaning of the Chinese word for female?

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

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