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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brave Orchid's family use the back bedroom at the laundry for?
(a) A place for punishing children.
(b) Sleeping on late nights and sick children.
(c) Extra storage for large orders.
(d) Moon Orchid's bedroom.

2. What age does Maxine say that her mother is?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 37.
(d) 35.

3. Which of these is not an option Brave Orchid presents to Moon Orchid for jobs?
(a) Working at a restaurant in Chinatown.
(b) Working as a bank teller.
(c) Working in the canneries.
(d) Working as a maid.

4. How does Brave Orchid view her sister when Moon Orchid first arrives?
(a) Sharp and witty.
(b) Old and disconnected.
(c) Sloppy and messy-looking.
(d) Delicate and high-class.

5. What does Maxine's mother do after unpacking at medical school?
(a) She goes out to dinner.
(b) She writes home.
(c) She begins reading.
(d) She drinks tea.

6. How does Moon Orchid interact with the narrator?
(a) The narrator is the only American Moon Orchid will talk to.
(b) The narrator is Moon Orchid's favorite of all of the children.
(c) Moon Orchid is outspokenly afraid of the narrator.
(d) Moon Orchid treats the narrator like all of Brave Orchid's children.

7. What is the ghost that sits on top of Maxine's mother called?
(a) A Tormenting Ghost.
(b) A Sitting Ghost.
(c) A Haunting Ghost.
(d) A Flying Ghost.

8. For what profession does Brave Orchid tell the dealer she will train the slave girl?
(a) A gardener.
(b) A weaver.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A storyteller.

9. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?
(a) When the narrator's mother recites a chant.
(b) When the narrator's mother screams.
(c) When the dawn comes.
(d) When the school alarm goes off.

10. What document does Maxine's mother have mailed to America?
(a) Her husband's birth certificate.
(b) Her marriage license.
(c) Her birth certificate.
(d) Her medical diploma.

11. What gift does Moon Orchid bring from Lovely Orchid?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Spices.

12. Where was Moon Orchid living in China before she came to America?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Peiping.
(c) Beijing.
(d) A small village.

13. Who does Moon Orchid's daughter live with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Brave Orchid.

14. According to Maxine's mother, what flies out of the mail when she opens it?
(a) The smell of China.
(b) Unwelcome dust.
(c) The wisdom of her ancestors.
(d) Memories from her birthplace.

15. Why was Moon Orchid finally able to come to the United States?
(a) Her husband finally invited her to come.
(b) Brave Orchid sent money to China fo her.
(c) Her husband died in the United States.
(d) Her daughter married a Chinese-American man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city has Moon Orchid's husband been living?

2. Where does Moon Orchid sit at the laundry?

3. For how many years is Maxine's mother at medical school?

4. Why does Maxine's family tell ghost stories at the laundry when temperatures are high?

5. What game do Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid watch in Chinatown?

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