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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maxine have to learn how to do again after her illness?
(a) Walk.
(b) Eat.
(c) Read and write.
(d) Talk.

2. When did Maxine's aunt's supposed betrayal happen?
(a) During a war with the Japanese.
(b) During a drought.
(c) All of the above.
(d) During ghost plagues.

3. Which of these ideas is not introduced in "No Name Woman"?
(a) The narrator's relationship with her siblings.
(b) Chinese culture.
(c) Ghost stories.
(d) The narrator's relationship with her mother.

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

5. How does Moon Orchid die?
(a) She has a heart attack.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She dies in her sleep.
(d) She slips and falls while walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does the woman hide from battle?

2. How does Moon Orchid interact with the narrator?

3. How old is Maxine at the beginning of the fantastical story she tells about herself?

4. What is the first thing the girl has to learn to do?

5. What grade level in school do Maxine and her sister flunk?

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