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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through No Name Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maxine feel she is punishing her aunt?
(a) She cannot speak of her.
(b) She never met her.
(c) She did not like her.
(d) She went against her mother's wishes.

2. What character does "No Name Woman" most likely refer to?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The narrator's grandmother.

3. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?
(a) Her aunt was tortured.
(b) Her aunt was pregnant before her husband left.
(c) Her aunt was raped.
(d) Her aunt was not actually pregnant.

4. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?
(a) Her aunt had a child born from the gods.
(b) Her aunt was a wild woman and enjoyed the man she was with.
(c) Her aunt was re-married to another man.
(d) Her aunt visited her husband in America.

5. When Maxine re-tells the story of her aunt, the narrator's story shows that the aunt's final actions are done out of _____.
(a) Revenge.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Malice.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these ideas is not introduced in "No Name Woman"?

2. Who tells Maxine the story of her aunt?

3. Why does Maxine feel her aunt's ghost is suffering?

4. Why are the Chinese afraid of drowned ghosts?

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

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