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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. For what reason does the woman hide from battle?
(a) To avoid a particular enemy.
(b) To tend to her husband.
(c) To give birth.
(d) To visit her parents.

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

3. What does Brave Orchid buy for her father?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) New shoes.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A new suit.

4. What does Maxine's mother buy in China to act as a bodyguard?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A male slave.
(c) A spiritual protection.
(d) A puppy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Brave Orchid examine the slave girls for?

2. Where does Maxine attend college in the sixties?

3. When Maxine's father leaves China, who goes with him?

4. Why do the young woman's parents carve words into her back upon her return?

5. What does immigration ask Maxine's mother about the narrator's father?

(see the answer key)

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