1: Which among the following did not influence Maxine Hong Kingston in her writing of The Woman Warrior?
a. The hatred of women she experienced growing up in post-World War II America
b. Her memories of the social landscape in China, where she lived as a young adult
c. The treatment her ancestors endured as they immigrated to the United States
d. Her bitterness toward her parents
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2: Kingston presents her milestone moment of success as
a. attaining religious enlightenment
b. securing a university-level teaching position
c. sharing autobiographical insights in The Woman Warrior
d. visiting distant relatives in their native land
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3: What is Kingston's mother's name?
a. Mae Hong
b. Brave Orchid
c. Moon Hyacinth
d. No Name Woman
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4: As an adult, Kingston strongly identifies with what Chinese historical figure?
a. Ts'ai Yen
b. Fa Mu Lan
c. Confucius
d. Li Bai
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5: To whom does the following passage refer: "She dreamed of a lover for the fifteen days of New Year's . . . And sure enough she cursed the year, the family, the village, and herself."
a. Kingston's mother
b. No Name Nan
c. The Silent Girl
d. Kingston's aunt
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6: How old is Fa Mu Lan when she begins training as a woman warrior?
a. 3-1/2
b. 15
c. 36
d. 7
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7: What is Brave Orchid's "good luck" creature?
a. Ladybug
b. Dragon
c. Bird
d. Griffin
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8: After graduation from the To Keung School, Brave Orchid returns home to perform what services?
a. Tending to the family farm
b. University professor
c. Caretaking her frail husband
d. Doctoring
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9: Why does Kingston visit her parents only once a year?
a. The trip from the United States to China is physically draining.
b. She needs separation from her family to maintain sanity.
c. Her father constantly uproots his family and moves to new, sometimes undisclosed, locations.
d. Kingston is incredibly busy as a wife, mother, and author.
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10: In speaking of her sister's schizophrenia, Brave Orchid defines the difference between "mad people and sane people" as which of the following?
a. Sane people tell a variety of stories; mad people tell the same story over and over.
b. People with mental delusions see ghosts.
c. Insane people can't tell the difference between fact and fiction.
d. People who demonstrate paranoia possess highly developed psychic powers.
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11: In Kingston's closing chapter, the author likens her sense of self in America to an alien living among
a. native sons
b. earthlings
c. barbarians
d. storytellers and scholars
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12: Who said the following: "When I grow up, I want to be a slave."
a. The author about herself
b. No Name Woman
c. Kingston's younger sister
d. Pee-A-Nah
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13: Who said the following: "How do we know that ghosts are the continuation of dead people. Perhaps human beings just die, and that's the end. I don't think I'd mind that too much."
a. Kingston's grandmother
b. Brave Orchid
c. Crazy Mary
d. Kingston, as a child
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14: Who said the following: "Isn't a bad girl almost a boy?" and why.
a. Brave Orchid, as a means to describe her ideal warrior
b. The author, about her attempts to reduce her femininity
c. No Name Woman, because she allowed herself to submit to a man other than her husband
d. Chen Luan-Feng, to excuse his daughter's rude behavior
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15: Who said the following: "I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so there is no room for paradoxes."
a. No Name Woman
b. The author, as a 13-year-old
c. Fa Mu Lan
d. Mae Hong
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