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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the first place Brave Orchid set foot in America?

2. What does Maxine's mother bring to the haunted room at the school at night?

3. For how many years does Maxine's mother not reach her husband?

4. What illness does Maxine get while at her parent's house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "White Tigers" the narrator explains a story about a girl who trains to become a woman warrior.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the narrator and the protagonist of the story.

Part 2) Do you think the narrator admires or despises the protagonist of the story? Explain your answer using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, the narrator and her mother have dynamic interactions with one another and an intense relationship. Use the following questions as a guide to craft an essay that describes the narrator's relationship with her mother throughout the novel. Your essay should have a thesis statement describing their relationship. Use the guiding questions to help craft support for your thesis.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the narrator and her mother. Note their similarities and differences, and give examples to support your claims.

Part 2) Choose one way in which the narrator's mother strongly influences the narrator in the novel. Describe the influence, give at least one example of it and explain how it affects the narrator.

Part 3) With whom do you sympathize while reading the novel, the narrator or her mother? Explain and support your choice.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, the narrator comes into conflict with many different characters. Choose two of these conflicts and describe them in detail, answering the following questions:

1) With whom does the narrator have the conflict?

2) What is the conflict about?

3) How is the conflict resolved?

4) What does the narrator learn from the conflict/how does it relate to her story as a whole?

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