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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maxine attend college in the sixties?
(a) Pepperdine.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) UCLA.

2. Who does the girl see as her future husband in the water gourd?
(a) A distant cousin.
(b) An army warrior.
(c) A childhood playmate.
(d) A man she meets on the mountain.

3. How often does Maxine's mother tell stories?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Nightly.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Monthly.

4. What is the main reason Maxine's mother likes to tell stores?
(a) To keep from falling asleep.
(b) To show her understanding of story-telling techniques.
(c) To make money.
(d) To warn her children about life.

5. Whose ghost haunts Maxine?
(a) The narrator's baby cousin.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's aunt.
(d) The narrator's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance is the girl shown that could allow her to live forever?

2. When the girl walks into the dead land, how does she find something to eat?

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

4. What is the woman's first enemy?

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

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