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

2. What do the people she meets show the girl to convince her to stay?
(a) A letter from her parents.
(b) A vision of her future.
(c) An image in a water jug .
(d) A sword with an inscription.

3. 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 distracts him and cuts off his head.
(d) She sends her army after him.

4. According to Maxine's mother, what flies out of the mail when she opens it?
(a) Memories from her birthplace.
(b) The wisdom of her ancestors.
(c) The smell of China.
(d) Unwelcome dust.

5. When the girl walks into the dead land, how does she find something to eat?
(a) She quickly grows food from seeds she finds.
(b) The white tigers provide her with food.
(c) A white rabbit jumps into her fire.
(d) She eats what she is carrying with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the first place Brave Orchid set foot in America?

2. What happens to Maxine's aunt the night her baby is due?

3. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?

4. What does Maxine's mother do after unpacking at medical school?

5. Who does Moon Orchid's daughter live with?

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