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

2. What does Maxine's mother bring to the haunted room at the school at night?
(a) A blanket and a pen.
(b) A stick and a diary.
(c) A knife and a novel.
(d) A totem and a crystal.

3. Which of these creatures does not drop out of the trees, according to Maxine's mother?
(a) Apes.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Were-people.

4. Why are the Chinese afraid of drowned ghosts?
(a) They have the most unlikely deaths.
(b) They are most likely to haunt people because of unfinished business.
(c) They act violently because of their traumatic deaths.
(d) They are looking to pull someone down in the water to replace them.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Brave Orchid's story of the emperor with four wives, which of the four wives does Brave Orchid feel Moon Orchid is most similar to?

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

4. What does the enemy's leader, a prince, steal from the woman?

5. How does Moon Orchid interact with the narrator?

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