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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What figure do Maxine and her mother have as a totem?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A panther.

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

4. What does Maxine's mother make for people to end infertility?
(a) Salves.
(b) Soup.
(c) Totems.
(d) Roots.

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

6. What does Brave Orchid's family use the back bedroom at the laundry for?
(a) A place for punishing children.
(b) Moon Orchid's bedroom.
(c) Extra storage for large orders.
(d) Sleeping on late nights and sick children.

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

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

9. What subjects did all of Brave Orchid's children major in?
(a) Science and math.
(b) Psychology and sociology.
(c) English and literature.
(d) History and civics.

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

11. What age does the document say Maxine's mother is?
(a) 27.
(b) 25.
(c) 37.
(d) 35.

12. Where does Maxine's mother prefer to study?
(a) In the dining hall with other students.
(b) In her room alone.
(c) In the library alone.
(d) In her room with other students.

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

14. What does the piece of wood smell like when the girls burn it?
(a) Perfume.
(b) A gas leak.
(c) Mold.
(d) A corpse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the slave girl say she would do if she lost a gold watch in a field?

2. Why does Maxine's family tell ghost stories at the laundry when temperatures are high?

3. How does Moon Orchid describe Brave Orchid's youngest daughter?

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

5. What occupation does Moon Orchid's husband have?

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