View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moon Orchid sit at the laundry?
(a) With the washing machines.
(b) In the back room.
(c) Behind the counter.
(d) On a crate.

2. Where does Moon Orchid live after she sees her husband again?
(a) With her daughter.
(b) With her husband.
(c) With Brave Orchid.
(d) With her husband's second wife.

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

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

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

6. In what city has Moon Orchid's husband been living?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

7. For how many years is Maxine's mother at medical school?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

8. For what profession does Brave Orchid tell the dealer she will train the slave girl?
(a) A gardener.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A weaver.
(d) A storyteller.

9. For how many years does Maxine's mother not reach her husband?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

10. 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 South.
(b) The Empress of the East.
(c) The Empress of the North.
(d) The Empress of the West.

11. What age does Maxine say that her mother is?
(a) 27.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 37.

12. What does Maxine's mother earn a reputation for while she is at medical school?
(a) Being brilliant.
(b) Being deceitful.
(c) Being loud.
(d) Being dimwitted.

13. What does Maxine's mother buy in China to act as a bodyguard?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A male slave.
(d) A spiritual protection.

14. In what city does Brave Orchid wait for Moon Orchid to arrive from China?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Jose.
(d) San Francisco.

15. Where was Moon Orchid living in China before she came to America?
(a) Peiping.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) A small village.
(d) Beijing.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the fortune teller, what is the number of the universe?

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

3. What substance is on the piece of wood the girls find under the bed?

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

5. Why does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children are vain?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 434 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample