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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 does the old couple give the girl, now a young woman, as a parting gift?
(a) A water gourd.
(b) A magic sword.
(c) Two rabbit ears.
(d) Fifteen beads.

2. In Brave Orchid's story of the emperor with four wives, which of the four wives does Brave Orchid feel Moon Orchid is most similar to?
(a) The Empress of the West.
(b) The Empress of the East.
(c) The Empress of the North.
(d) The Empress of the South.

3. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?
(a) When the dawn comes.
(b) When the narrator's mother screams.
(c) When the narrator's mother recites a chant.
(d) When the school alarm goes off.

4. Who is Kuan Kung?
(a) The legendary heroine the woman looks up to.
(b) The woman's husband.
(c) The emperor the woman is going to fight.
(d) The god of literature and war.

5. What did a medium once tell Maxine?
(a) That the narrator could be a medium.
(b) That the narrator would be troubled by ghosts.
(c) That the narrator would live a long life.
(d) That the narrator would never marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?

2. How often does Maxine's mother tell stories?

3. What does Maxine wear once that breaks Chinese tradition?

4. Where does the girl stay at the top of the mountain?

5. According to Moon Orchid, what Chinese word does Brave Orchid's oldest daughter's name sound like?

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