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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At the Western Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maxine attend college in the sixties?
(a) Stanford.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Pepperdine.

2. How often does Maxine's mother tell stories?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Nightly.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Weekly.

3. Where does Maxine's mother prefer to study?
(a) In the library alone.
(b) In the dining hall with other students.
(c) In her room alone.
(d) In her room with other students.

4. Why does Maxine re-tell her aunts story?
(a) So she can be haunted by ghosts.
(b) So she can break the curse of her aunt.
(c) So she can depict the aunt in a better light.
(d) So her mother will be angry.

5. What does Moon Orchid's husband call Moon Orchid and Brave Orchid?
(a) Friends.
(b) Peasants.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Strangers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From whom does Brave Orchid buy her slave girl?

4. How is Moon Orchid's daughter's husband described?

5. What does Maxine's mother buy in China to act as a bodyguard?

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