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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age is the girl taken to the mountains of the white tigers?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

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

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 returns to her home with her baby.
(d) She runs away from the village with her baby.

4. What is the other meaning of the Chinese word for female?
(a) Slave.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Tiger.

5. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's baby cousin.
(d) The narrator's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the traditional Chinese stories, like those told by Maxine's mother, teach Chinese girls they can be?

2. When the girl sees visions of people spinning in the fire, what do these people turn into?

3. Which character specifically does not want to hear about Maxine's aunt?

4. According to the old couple, at what point will the girl be ready to leave them?

5. What substance is the girl shown that could allow her to live forever?

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