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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At the Western Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moon Orchid sit at the laundry?
(a) In the back room.
(b) Behind the counter.
(c) On a crate.
(d) With the washing machines.

2. For how many years does Maxine's mother not reach her husband?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

3. What does Moon Orchid's husband call Moon Orchid and Brave Orchid?
(a) Grandmothers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Peasants.

4. 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 East.
(b) The Empress of the West.
(c) The Empress of the South.
(d) The Empress of the North.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the girl sees visions of people spinning in the fire, what do these people turn into?

2. At the end of At the Western Palace, what does Brave Orchid warn her children of?

3. What does Brave Orchid's family use the back bedroom at the laundry for?

4. What group terrorizes Maxine's family in China?

5. What does the piece of wood smell like when the girls burn it?

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