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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 girl children were in Maxine's aunt's family?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What subjects did all of Brave Orchid's children major in?
(a) Psychology and sociology.
(b) Science and math.
(c) History and civics.
(d) English and literature.

3. Why does Maxine feel her aunt's ghost is suffering?
(a) She has unfinished business.
(b) She is loved by others.
(c) She must haunt the villagers.
(d) She must fight for food.

4. What did a medium once tell Maxine?
(a) That the narrator would be troubled by ghosts.
(b) That the narrator would never marry.
(c) That the narrator would live a long life.
(d) That the narrator could be a medium.

5. What age does Maxine say that her mother is?
(a) 35.
(b) 27.
(c) 37.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the villagers curse Maxine's aunt's home?

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

3. In what grade does Maxine not participate in a class play?

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

5. What grade level in school do Maxine and her sister flunk?

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