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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. How does the woman kill the baron of her village?
(a) She distracts him and cuts off his head.
(b) She sends her army after him.
(c) She poisons his dinner in his hut.
(d) She leads him to run off a cliff.

2. When Maxine's father leaves China, who goes with him?
(a) His wife and daughters.
(b) Only his sister's husband.
(c) The other men in his family.
(d) His sister.

3. What did a medium once tell Maxine?
(a) That the narrator would be troubled by ghosts.
(b) That the narrator could be a medium.
(c) That the narrator would never marry.
(d) That the narrator would live a long life.

4. What substance is on the piece of wood the girls find under the bed?
(a) Sap.
(b) Blood.
(c) Water.
(d) Pus.

5. Where was the first place Brave Orchid set foot in America?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Ellis Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother described?

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

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

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

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