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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Maxine's mother and her friends steal to burn the haunted room?
(a) Wood and gasoline.
(b) Firecrackers and newspaper.
(c) Bed sheets and lighter fluid.
(d) Alcohol and matches.

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

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

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

5. Why does Maxine's family tell ghost stories at the laundry when temperatures are high?
(a) To cool off.
(b) To dry the clothes.
(c) To bring good weather.
(d) To ward off ghosts.

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

7. What does the rock candy Brave Orchid gives to the children meant to symbolize?
(a) A sweet beginning.
(b) A new taste.
(c) A difficult task ahead.
(d) A change in beliefs.

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

9. When was Maxine born?
(a) Well before World War II.
(b) In the 19th Century.
(c) Well after World War II.
(d) During World War II.

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

11. Who does Moon Orchid's daughter live with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Brave Orchid.
(d) Her father.

12. What gift does Moon Orchid bring for Brave Orchid?
(a) Fancy paper.
(b) Family photographs.
(c) Chinese herbs.
(d) A dress.

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

14. What does Brave Orchid buy for her father?
(a) A new suit.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A turtle.
(d) New shoes.

15. What does Maxine's mother do after unpacking at medical school?
(a) She begins reading.
(b) She drinks tea.
(c) She goes out to dinner.
(d) She writes home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What document does Maxine's mother have mailed to America?

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

3. How does Moon Orchid die?

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

5. What game do Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid watch in Chinatown?

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