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

2. According to the fortune teller, what is the number of the universe?
(a) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

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

4. When the girl sees visions of people spinning in the fire, what do these people turn into?
(a) Angels.
(b) White tigers.
(c) Mountains
(d) Her parents..

5. What does Maxine question about her mother's stories?
(a) If she has changed the names.
(b) If she believes them herself.
(c) If they are all true.
(d) If they are warnings for the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maxine torment the quiet girl and make her cry?

2. In first grade, what American word does Maxine specifically have trouble with?

3. How often does Maxine's mother tell stories?

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

5. Why is Maxine fired from her job at the land developer's association?

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