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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What character does "No Name Woman" most likely refer to?
(a) The narrator's grandmother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The narrator's aunt.

3. How much does Maxine's mother say the slave girl cost?
(a) 100 dollars.
(b) 250 dollars.
(c) 200 dollars.
(d) 50 dollars.

4. What age does Maxine say that her mother is?
(a) 35.
(b) 27.
(c) 25.
(d) 37.

5. Why does Maxine feel her aunt's ghost is suffering?
(a) She is loved by others.
(b) She must fight for food.
(c) She has unfinished business.
(d) She must haunt the villagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman's first enemy?

2. What does the girl in Maxine's story follow at the beginning of the story?

3. What is the first thing the girl has to learn to do?

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

5. What is the main reason Maxine's mother likes to tell stores?

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