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

2. In what decade did Maxine's father leave China?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1930s.

3. How does Moon Orchid describe Brave Orchid's oldest daughter?
(a) Picky and stubborn.
(b) Confusing and talkative.
(c) Messy and absent-minded.
(d) Silent and dumb.

4. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?
(a) In their own homes.
(b) In the same home.
(c) With their in-laws.
(d) Outside the village

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moon Orchid, what does a daughter having a curled upper lip indicate?

2. What is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother called?

3. What is the woman distracted by that leads to her capture?

4. Who is Kuan Kung?

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

(see the answer key)

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