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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. For how many years is Maxine's mother at medical school?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. What does legend say happens to the women with bound feet?
(a) They become immortal and protect the woman's army.
(b) They all die once their feet are unbound.
(c) They form a convent and pray for the woman warrior.
(d) They form a mercenary army that buys babies.

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

4. What does Brave Orchid buy for her father?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A new suit.

5. What game do Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid watch in Chinatown?
(a) Skid Row.
(b) Dice.
(c) Chinese Checkers.
(d) Hemp-bird.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the villagers admire Maxine's mother for when she first returns from medical school?

3. Why does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children are vain?

4. What does Maxine's mother do after unpacking at medical school?

5. Where does Moon Orchid live after she sees her husband again?

(see the answer key)

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