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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 is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother called?
(a) A Tormenting Ghost.
(b) A Sitting Ghost.
(c) A Flying Ghost.
(d) A Haunting Ghost.

2. For what reason does the woman hide from battle?
(a) To visit her parents.
(b) To give birth.
(c) To tend to her husband.
(d) To avoid a particular enemy.

3. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?
(a) When the narrator's mother recites a chant.
(b) When the narrator's mother screams.
(c) When the school alarm goes off.
(d) When the dawn comes.

4. How does the woman kill the baron of her village?
(a) She distracts him and cuts off his head.
(b) She leads him to run off a cliff.
(c) She poisons his dinner in his hut.
(d) She sends her army after him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brave Orchid's family use the back bedroom at the laundry for?

2. How many girl children were in Maxine's aunt's family?

3. For what reason does Maxine's mother call the police?

4. What did a medium once tell Maxine?

5. Where was the first place Brave Orchid set foot in America?

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