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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Maxine always add to boys' names?
(a) Brother.
(b) Friend.
(c) Mr.
(d) Father.

2. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?
(a) In the same home.
(b) In their own homes.
(c) Outside the village
(d) With their in-laws.

3. Why does Maxine add a word to boys' names?
(a) It is part of the Chinese culture.
(b) She does not have any brothers of her own.
(c) She feels it shows sisterly affection.
(d) It is a sign of romantic affection.

4. Where does Maxine's aunt deliver her baby?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In her sister-in-law's home.
(c) In the pigsty.
(d) In her home.

5. Why does Maxine re-tell her aunts story?
(a) So her mother will be angry.
(b) So she can be haunted by ghosts.
(c) So she can break the curse of her aunt.
(d) So she can depict the aunt in a better light.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Maxine's aunt's supposed betrayal happen?

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

3. Why does Maxine feel she is punishing her aunt?

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

5. What does Maxine say about the separation between China and America?

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