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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 does Moon Orchid's husband call Moon Orchid and Brave Orchid?
(a) Strangers.
(b) Grandmothers.
(c) Friends.
(d) Peasants.

2. In what decade did Maxine's father leave China?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1910s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1920s.

3. Where is Moon Orchid finally happy living?
(a) In Brave Orchid's house.
(b) In her own apartment.
(c) In a mental asylum.
(d) In her daughter's house.

4. What is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother called?
(a) A Flying Ghost.
(b) A Haunting Ghost.
(c) A Sitting Ghost.
(d) A Tormenting Ghost.

5. From whom does Brave Orchid buy her slave girl?
(a) A friend.
(b) A family member.
(c) A professional.
(d) The village leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Moon Orchid finally able to come to the United States?

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

3. In what city has Moon Orchid's husband been living?

4. Why does Maxine re-tell her aunts story?

5. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?

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