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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through White Tigers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Maxine at the beginning of the fantastical story she tells about herself?
(a) Fifteen years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Seven years old.

3. Who tells Maxine the story of her aunt?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's sister.
(d) The narrator's grandmother.

4. Why are the Chinese afraid of drowned ghosts?
(a) They are most likely to haunt people because of unfinished business.
(b) They have the most unlikely deaths.
(c) They act violently because of their traumatic deaths.
(d) They are looking to pull someone down in the water to replace them.

5. What does the woman give the women with bound feet?
(a) New shoes.
(b) Beads.
(c) Salve and prayers.
(d) Bags of rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?

2. Who is the father of Maxine's aunt's baby?

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

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

5. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?

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