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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman distracted by that leads to her capture?
(a) Men.
(b) Deer tracks.
(c) Birds.
(d) Wildflowers.

2. When did Maxine's aunt marry her husband?
(a) The day before he left for America.
(b) A year before he left for America.
(c) A year before her baby was born.
(d) The day before her baby was born.

3. At what age is the girl taken to the mountains of the white tigers?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

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

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

6. For what reason does the woman hide from battle?
(a) To give birth.
(b) To tend to her husband.
(c) To visit her parents.
(d) To avoid a particular enemy.

7. In No Name Woman, who is telling the story?
(a) The author.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The mother.
(d) The aunt.

8. Where does the girl stay at the top of the mountain?
(a) A cave.
(b) A tent.
(c) A hut.
(d) A rock shelter.

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

10. According to the old couple, at what point will the girl be ready to leave them?
(a) When she can see visions in the water gourd
(b) When she can survive on the mountain of the white tigers.
(c) When she can recite all of their teachings..
(d) When she can point to the sky and a sword appears.

11. Why do the villagers curse Maxine's aunt's home?
(a) They are afraid her infidelity harmed them.
(b) She cursed her neighbor's child.
(c) They want to avenge her husband.
(d) She stole food from them.

12. What does the girl in Maxine's story follow at the beginning of the story?
(a) The call of a bird.
(b) The whistle of the wind.
(c) The shadows of the sun.
(d) The whispers of a ghost.

13. Where does Maxine's aunt deliver her baby?
(a) In the pigsty.
(b) In her home.
(c) In her sister-in-law's home.
(d) In the garden.

14. For how long does the girl agree to stay with the people she meets?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Seven years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maxine question about her mother's stories?

2. What character does "No Name Woman" most likely refer to?

3. When the girl returns from her journey, what is it time for her to begin?

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

5. While with her army, what does the woman do at night?

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