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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What figure do Maxine and her mother have as a totem?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A lion.
(c) A panther.
(d) A dragon.

2. What occupation does Moon Orchid's husband have?
(a) He is a nurse.
(b) He is an emergency medical technician.
(c) He is a brain surgeon.
(d) He is a pediatrician.

3. When the girl sees visions of people spinning in the fire, what do these people turn into?
(a) White tigers.
(b) Mountains
(c) Angels.
(d) Her parents..

4. What does the slave girl have to do to pass Brave Orchid's test?
(a) Lift more than 30 pounds.
(b) Tie a certain kind of knot.
(c) Explain her knowledge of medicine.
(d) Write a word from memory.

5. What is the first thing the girl has to learn to do?
(a) Be quiet and kneel all day.
(b) Make a fire with sticks.
(c) Survive in the wild alone.
(d) Exercise and become strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is overly protective of the quiet girl Maxine meets in school?

2. Which of these is not an option Brave Orchid presents to Moon Orchid for jobs?

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

4. What does Moon Orchid notice about the walls in Brave Orchid's home that is unacceptable in China?

5. What does Maxine's mother make for people to end infertility?

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