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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal appears as a sign that it is time for the young woman to leave her parents to fight?
(a) A silver fox.
(b) A white horse.
(c) A whooping crane.
(d) A chirping bird.

2. What happens to Maxine's aunt the night her baby is due?
(a) She has a dream vision.
(b) She becomes very ill.
(c) The villagers deliver her child.
(d) The villagers raid her home.

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

4. For what reason does the woman hide from battle?
(a) To give birth.
(b) To avoid a particular enemy.
(c) To tend to her husband.
(d) To visit her parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the girl see as her future husband in the water gourd?

3. When the girl returns from her journey, what is it time for her to begin?

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

5. Why does Maxine add a word to boys' names?

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