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

2. What does the girl in Maxine's story follow at the beginning of the story?
(a) The shadows of the sun.
(b) The whistle of the wind.
(c) The whispers of a ghost.
(d) The call of a bird.

3. Who does the girl meet at the top of the mountain?
(a) An old man and an old woman.
(b) A ghost from her past.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) An elderly soothsayer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of grades does Maxine get in school?

2. What character does "No Name Woman" most likely refer to?

3. According to the old couple, at what point will the girl be ready to leave them?

4. In No Name Woman, who is telling the story?

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

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