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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?
(a) When the dawn comes.
(b) When the narrator's mother recites a chant.
(c) When the narrator's mother screams.
(d) When the school alarm goes off.

2. Why does Maxine's family tell ghost stories at the laundry when temperatures are high?
(a) To bring good weather.
(b) To ward off ghosts.
(c) To dry the clothes.
(d) To cool off.

3. When did Maxine's aunt marry her husband?
(a) The day before he left for America.
(b) The day before her baby was born.
(c) A year before he left for America.
(d) A year before her baby was born.

4. What is the first thing the girl has to learn to do?
(a) Be quiet and kneel all day.
(b) Make a fire with sticks.
(c) Survive in the wild alone.
(d) Exercise and become strong.

5. While with her army, what does the woman do at night?
(a) Prays for her parents.
(b) Sings to her army.
(c) Wishes for a child.
(d) Tells stories to her friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maxine's aunt do after delivering her baby?

3. What does Maxine's mother bring to the haunted room at the school at night?

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

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

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