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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through White Tigers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Maxine's aunt the night her baby is due?
(a) She becomes very ill.
(b) The villagers deliver her child.
(c) The villagers raid her home.
(d) She has a dream vision.

2. What do the traditional Chinese stories, like those told by Maxine's mother, teach Chinese girls they can be?
(a) Heroines and swordswomen.
(b) Students and wise women.
(c) Storytellers and soothsayers.
(d) Wives and mothers.

3. For how long does the girl agree to stay with the people she meets?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

4. According to the old couple, at what point will the girl be ready to leave them?
(a) When she can recite all of their teachings..
(b) When she can point to the sky and a sword appears.
(c) When she can survive on the mountain of the white tigers.
(d) When she can see visions in the water gourd

5. When the girl returns from her journey, what is it time for her to begin?
(a) Her dragon lessons.
(b) Her cooking lessons.
(c) Learning about her visions.
(d) Learning about the white tigers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were in Maxine's aunt's family?

2. In No Name Woman, who is telling the story?

3. Why does Maxine feel her aunt's ghost is suffering?

4. What animal appears as a sign that it is time for the young woman to leave her parents to fight?

5. How many years has it been since Maxine's mother told the narrator the story of her aunt?

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