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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman's first enemy?
(a) A thief.
(b) A giant.
(c) The emperor.
(d) Another army.

2. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?
(a) With their in-laws.
(b) Outside the village
(c) In the same home.
(d) In their own homes.

3. While working at the paint shop, what is the name of the color that offends Maxine?
(a) China white.
(b) Nigger yellow.
(c) Chinese yellow.
(d) Gook white.

4. What word does Maxine always add to boys' names?
(a) Father.
(b) Friend.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mr.

5. When Maxine's father leaves China, who goes with him?
(a) His wife and daughters.
(b) His sister.
(c) The other men in his family.
(d) Only his sister's husband.

6. Why does Maxine add a word to boys' names?
(a) She feels it shows sisterly affection.
(b) It is a sign of romantic affection.
(c) She does not have any brothers of her own.
(d) It is part of the Chinese culture.

7. In No Name Woman, which character dies?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's uncle.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The narrator's father.

8. What is the main reason Maxine's mother likes to tell stores?
(a) To warn her children about life.
(b) To show her understanding of story-telling techniques.
(c) To make money.
(d) To keep from falling asleep.

9. What does legend say happens to the women with bound feet?
(a) They form a mercenary army that buys babies.
(b) They form a convent and pray for the woman warrior.
(c) They all die once their feet are unbound.
(d) They become immortal and protect the woman's army.

10. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?
(a) Her aunt carried the baby for her sister.
(b) Her aunt was not human.
(c) Her aunt was unusually beloved by her family for being a girl.
(d) Her aunt talked loudly and was punished by the gods.

11. How often does Maxine's mother tell stories?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Nightly.
(d) Monthly.

12. What does the enemy's leader, a prince, steal from the woman?
(a) Her sword.
(b) Her bead pouch.
(c) Her head wrap.
(d) Her stories.

13. When Maxine re-tells the story of her aunt, the narrator's story shows that the aunt's final actions are done out of _____.
(a) Malice.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Obligation.
(d) Love.

14. Where does Maxine's aunt deliver her baby?
(a) In her sister-in-law's home.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In the pigsty.
(d) In her home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these ideas is not introduced in "No Name Woman"?

2. What animal appears as a sign that it is time for the young woman to leave her parents to fight?

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

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

5. When did Maxine's aunt's supposed betrayal happen?

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