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

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

3. What do the villagers admire Maxine's mother for when she first returns from medical school?
(a) She has an education.
(b) She lost weight.
(c) She is well dressed.
(d) She has a slave.

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

5. When Maxine's father leaves China, who goes with him?
(a) Only his sister's husband.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife and daughters.
(d) The other men in his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maxine's mother cut when the narrator was a child?

2. Which of these Chinese customs does Maxine comment on?

3. How do the other Chinese girls act in school?

4. Who does the narrator's mother say Maxine can tell about her aunt?

5. What does Maxine question about her mother's stories?

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