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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maxine re-tell her aunts story?
(a) So she can break the curse of her aunt.
(b) So she can be haunted by ghosts.
(c) So her mother will be angry.
(d) So she can depict the aunt in a better light.

2. According to Chinese custom, where would Maxine's mother and aunt have lived after their husbands left?
(a) Outside the village
(b) In the same home.
(c) In their own homes.
(d) With their in-laws.

3. In what decade did Maxine's father leave China?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1910s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1920s.

4. From whom does Brave Orchid buy her slave girl?
(a) A friend.
(b) The village leader.
(c) A professional.
(d) A family member.

5. How many girl children were in Maxine's aunt's family?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what profession does Brave Orchid tell the dealer she will train the slave girl?

2. Where does the girl stay at the top of the mountain?

3. How is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother described?

4. What is the main reason Maxine's mother likes to tell stores?

5. Why do the young woman's parents carve words into her back upon her return?

(see the answer key)

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