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

4. What does Moon Orchid notice about the walls in Brave Orchid's home that is unacceptable in China?
(a) There are family photographs on the walls.
(b) There are dolls hanging on the walls.
(c) There is wallpaper on the walls.
(d) There are curtains on the windows.

5. According to Moon Orchid, what Chinese word does Brave Orchid's oldest daughter's name sound like?
(a) Rat.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Ink.
(d) Pig.

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

7. How does Moon Orchid describe Brave Orchid's youngest daughter?
(a) Sweet smiling.
(b) Raging billows.
(c) Silent mouth.
(d) Tormented soul.

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

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 as a bank teller.
(d) Working in the canneries.

10. What gift does Moon Orchid bring from Lovely Orchid?
(a) Cloth.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Spices.

11. How is Moon Orchid's daughter's husband described?
(a) As unintelligent.
(b) As a loving husband.
(c) As a tyrant.
(d) As timid.

12. How does Brave Orchid view her sister when Moon Orchid first arrives?
(a) Delicate and high-class.
(b) Old and disconnected.
(c) Sharp and witty.
(d) Sloppy and messy-looking.

13. Which of these creatures does not drop out of the trees, according to Maxine's mother?
(a) Apes.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Were-people.
(d) Ghosts.

14. 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.

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