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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the villagers admire Maxine's mother for when she first returns from medical school?
(a) She has an education.
(b) She lost weight.
(c) She is well dressed.
(d) She has a slave.

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

5. How is Moon Orchid's husband's second wife described?
(a) She is old and ugly.
(b) She is young and pretty.
(c) She is short and fat.
(d) She is smart and well-spoken.

6. What is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother called?
(a) A Tormenting Ghost.
(b) A Flying Ghost.
(c) A Sitting Ghost.
(d) A Haunting Ghost.

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

8. Why does Moon Orchid think Brave Orchid's children are vain?
(a) They only respond to compliments.
(b) They spend too much time in front of the mirror.
(c) They comment on her appearance.
(d) They spend too much money on clothes.

9. Which of these is not an option Brave Orchid presents to Moon Orchid for jobs?
(a) Working at a restaurant in Chinatown.
(b) Working as a maid.
(c) Working in the canneries.
(d) Working as a bank teller.

10. What does Maxine's mother think has poisoned her?
(a) Oil in her drinking water.
(b) LSD in her cough medicine.
(c) Her daughter's soup.
(d) The ghosts from her stories.

11. How do Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid get Moon Orchid's husband to come outside of his building?
(a) They send Brave Orchid's daughter inside to get him.
(b) They pretend a woman has broken her leg in the street.
(c) They send him a message to tell him they are outside.
(d) They pretend they are important clients who will not enter the building.

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

13. Who is Moon Orchid afraid of while she is living in California?
(a) The Mexicans.
(b) The Canadians.
(c) The Japanese Americans.
(d) The Chinese Americans.

14. According to Moon Orchid, what does a daughter having a curled upper lip indicate?
(a) A blessed child.
(b) A mark of goodness.
(c) An unlucky woman.
(d) A poor seamstress.

15. How is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother described?
(a) Fuzzy and hairy.
(b) Cold and clammy.
(c) Loud and chanting.
(d) Shapeless and shifting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brave Orchid view her sister when Moon Orchid first arrives?

2. What does immigration ask Maxine's mother about the narrator's father?

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

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

5. Where does Maxine's mother prefer to study?

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