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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. Why is Maxine fired from her job at the land developer's association?
(a) She refuses to answer the phones.
(b) She refuses to paint with a certain color.
(c) She refuses to marry her boss.
(d) She refuses to type invitations.

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

3. What does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children smell like?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Dust.
(c) Milk.
(d) Sugar.

4. Why does Maxine believe it is okay not to follow traditions?
(a) No one notices her.
(b) The ghosts will not hurt her.
(c) Her mother does not care.
(d) Her father breaks them all the time.

5. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's baby cousin.
(d) The narrator's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maxine's mother bring to the haunted room at the school at night?

2. Where does Maxine's mother prefer to study?

3. What does the girl in Maxine's story follow at the beginning of the story?

4. In first grade, what American word does Maxine specifically have trouble with?

5. Who is overly protective of the quiet girl Maxine meets in school?

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