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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 substance is the girl shown that could allow her to live forever?
(a) Tree sap.
(b) Water from a gourd.
(c) Silver.
(d) White tiger hair.

2. Who does the girl see as her future husband in the water gourd?
(a) An army warrior.
(b) A distant cousin.
(c) A childhood playmate.
(d) A man she meets on the mountain.

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

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

5. How does Moon Orchid interact with the narrator?
(a) The narrator is the only American Moon Orchid will talk to.
(b) Moon Orchid treats the narrator like all of Brave Orchid's children.
(c) The narrator is Moon Orchid's favorite of all of the children.
(d) Moon Orchid is outspokenly afraid of the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maxine's aunt deliver her baby?

2. Why is Maxine fired from her job at the land developer's association?

3. When the girl sees visions of people spinning in the fire, what do these people turn into?

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

5. Which of these creatures does not drop out of the trees, according to Maxine's mother?

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