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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. How do the children at the Chinese school act during their breaks?
(a) They read stories.
(b) They sit silently.
(c) They run wild.
(d) They put their heads down and sleep.

2. Which of these is a possibility Maxine considers to explain her aunt's pregnancy?
(a) Her aunt was unusually beloved by her family for being a girl.
(b) Her aunt carried the baby for her sister.
(c) Her aunt was not human.
(d) Her aunt talked loudly and was punished by the gods.

3. Which of these creatures does not drop out of the trees, according to Maxine's mother?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Apes.
(c) Were-people.
(d) Ghosts.

4. What does the woman give the women with bound feet?
(a) Bags of rice.
(b) New shoes.
(c) Salve and prayers.
(d) Beads.

5. What word does Maxine always add to boys' names?
(a) Mr.
(b) Friend.
(c) Brother.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the villagers admire Maxine's mother for when she first returns from medical school?

3. How is Moon Orchid's daughter's husband described?

4. Where was Moon Orchid living in China before she came to America?

5. Who is Moon Orchid afraid of while she is living in California?

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