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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years is Maxine's mother at medical school?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. What does the girl in Maxine's story follow at the beginning of the story?
(a) The whispers of a ghost.
(b) The shadows of the sun.
(c) The call of a bird.
(d) The whistle of the wind.

3. Why do the young woman's parents carve words into her back upon her return?
(a) For good luck.
(b) To teach her a lesson.
(c) For revenge.
(d) To show her age.

4. What does immigration ask Maxine's mother about the narrator's father?
(a) His birthdate.
(b) When he left for America.
(c) Did he serve in the war.
(d) When he cut off his pigtail.

5. In No Name Woman, which character dies?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's uncle.
(d) The narrator's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age does Maxine say that her mother is?

2. Why does Maxine re-tell her aunts story?

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

4. When did Maxine's aunt marry her husband?

5. What animal appears as a sign that it is time for the young woman to leave her parents to fight?

(see the answer key)

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