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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease does Brave Orchid examine the slave girls for?
(a) Bulemia.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Osteoperosis.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

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

4. What illness does Maxine get while at her parent's house?
(a) Whooping cough.
(b) A fever and delirium.
(c) A spider headache.
(d) A pain in her heart.

5. How does Moon Orchid interact with the narrator?
(a) Moon Orchid treats the narrator like all of Brave Orchid's children.
(b) The narrator is the only American Moon Orchid will talk to.
(c) The narrator is Moon Orchid's favorite of all of the children.
(d) Moon Orchid is outspokenly afraid of the narrator.

6. Why does Maxine's mother burn candles in the laundry?
(a) To ward off the ghosts.
(b) To make needed wax.
(c) To light the laundry.
(d) To dry the germs.

7. With whom does Maxine's mother live while she attends medical school?
(a) Five other girls.
(b) Two other girls.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Where is Moon Orchid finally happy living?
(a) In Brave Orchid's house.
(b) In a mental asylum.
(c) In her daughter's house.
(d) In her own apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Moon Orchid live after she sees her husband again?

3. How much does Maxine's mother say the slave girl cost?

4. According to Moon Orchid, what does a daughter having a curled upper lip indicate?

5. What does Maxine's mother earn a reputation for while she is at medical school?

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