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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 is Moon Orchid's husband's second wife described?
(a) She is young and pretty.
(b) She is smart and well-spoken.
(c) She is short and fat.
(d) She is old and ugly.

2. Where is Maxine's second grade teacher from?
(a) California.
(b) China.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Hawaii.

3. What does Maxine's aunt do after delivering her baby?
(a) She throws herself and her baby down the well.
(b) She hides her baby in the forest.
(c) She runs away from the village with her baby.
(d) She returns to her home with her baby.

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

5. What does the enemy's leader, a prince, steal from the woman?
(a) Her stories.
(b) Her sword.
(c) Her head wrap.
(d) Her bead pouch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman distracted by that leads to her capture?

2. With whom does Maxine's mother live while she attends medical school?

3. Why does Maxine's family tell ghost stories at the laundry when temperatures are high?

4. At what age is the girl taken to the mountains of the white tigers?

5. What does Maxine wear once that breaks Chinese tradition?

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