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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While with her army, what does the woman do at night?
(a) Wishes for a child.
(b) Prays for her parents.
(c) Tells stories to her friends.
(d) Sings to her army.

2. Which character specifically does not want to hear about Maxine's aunt?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The narrator's sister.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) The narrator's father.

3. What animal appears as a sign that it is time for the young woman to leave her parents to fight?
(a) A white horse.
(b) A chirping bird.
(c) A whooping crane.
(d) A silver fox.

4. What is the first thing the girl has to learn to do?
(a) Be quiet and kneel all day.
(b) Survive in the wild alone.
(c) Exercise and become strong.
(d) Make a fire with sticks.

5. When did Maxine's aunt marry her husband?
(a) The day before her baby was born.
(b) A year before her baby was born.
(c) The day before he left for America.
(d) A year before he left for America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of Maxine's aunt's baby?

2. What does the enemy's leader, a prince, steal from the woman?

3. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?

4. When did Maxine's aunt's supposed betrayal happen?

5. What word does Maxine always add to boys' names?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are at least two of the most difficult things on the narrator's list that she tells her mother?

2. Explain how the girl in the white tigers fantasy story meets the old couple who train her.

3. What are some of the "battles" the narrator feels she must face as a woman warrior in modern society? Name at least two.

4. Do you think the narrator's aunt was a victim or an adultress? Explain why or why not.

5. Does the narrator's aunt haunt the narrator in this first section of the novel?

6. How the narrator feels about the quiet girl at school?

7. Describe the events leading up to the narrator's mother's decision to become a doctor.

8. In "White Tigers," who does the woman feel is riding with her while she is with her army?

9. Who does the narrator believe is the crazy person in her home?

10. Explain how the narrator's aunt dies.

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