The Woman Warrior Quizzes

The Woman Warrior Quiz 1

By Tania Asnes · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed December 29, 2007

1 What are the first words of the book?

"It translated well."

"You must not tell anyone."

"Don't humiliate us."

"Fa Mu Lan."
2 The narrator has an aunt who committed suicide. What is her name?

Pee-A-Nah.

We do not know.

Moon Orchid.

Ts'ai Yen.
3 Why did the men leave Brave Orchid's village?

To seek fortune.

To flee the Japanese.

To join the army.

To find suitors for their daughters.
4 What do the visitors call America?

The Gold Lake.

The Gold Mountain.

The Sitting Ghost.

The Tiger Place.
5 Why do the villagers know the aunt's baby is illegitimate?

Her husband is infertile.

They do not know.

Her husband has been gone for a long time.

They caught her rapist.
6 Which of the following did the villagers NOT do to the aunt's family?

Slaughter their animals.

Steal from them.

Physically harm them.

Break their possessions.
7 What is the moral of the "no name" aunt's story?

Don't let people drive you to madness.

Never talk to strangers.

Always go along with your husband.

Don't humiliate your family.
8 Why does Brave Orchid tell her daughter the story?

Her daughter is about to leave for college.

Her daughter has just begun menstruating.

Her daughter has just bullied a reticent girl.

Her daughter refuses to obey her.
9 Why was the village especially vengeful on the aunt?

They were going through hard times.

She was an illegitimate child herself.

Her husband owed the village money.

She was trying to signal Japanese planes.
10 What did the villagers call the aunt?

Sitting Ghost.

Ghost.

Little Bird.

Ho Chi Kuei.
11 Where did the aunt give birth?

Amid the mess from the raid.

A pigsty.

A field.

In the family well.
12 Where did Brave Orchid find the aunt and her baby?

In the family well.

She never found her.

In a pigsty.

Amid the mess from the raid.
13 In "White Tigers," the narrator tells the story of one woman fighter other than Fa Mu Lan. What is her specialty?

Battling on horseback.

Fighting blindfolded.

White crane boxing.

Surviving in the wilderness.
14 How old is Fa Mu Lan when she leaves home?

Seven.

Two.

Twelve.

Seventeen.
15 How does Fa Mu Lan find her teachers?

She follows a bird.

She walks up the mountain blindfolded.

She finds them by accident.

She looks into a magic gourd.
16 What do Fa Mu Lan's parents do for a living?

They are scholars.

They are doctors.

They own a gambling house.

They are farmers.
17 Which of the following does Fa Mu Lan NOT learn to do?

Jump twenty feet in the air from a standstill.

Control others with her mind.

Be so still that animals approach her.

Control her involuntary muscles.
18 Why doesn't Fa Mu Lan hunt for food in the tiger place?

It is forbidden by the gods.

She is a vegetarian.

She does not know how.

There are no animals.
19 What kind of animal sacrifices itself for Fa Mu Lan?

A white crane.

A rabbit.

A pig.

A white horse.
20 What does Fa Mu Lan realize about her teachers?

They are dragons.

They are gods.

They are immortal.

They are her parents.
21 What else happens on the day Fa Mu Lan learns about the draft in her village?

She begins to menstruate.

She runs through the mountains blindfolded.

She finds a white horse.

She sees a golden man and woman spinning in time with the world.
22 Who is exempt from the draft?

Men with two or more children.

Sons.

Fathers.

The baron's family.
23 According to Fa Mu Lan's teachers, how can one gain immortality?

By drinking sap from an ancient tree.

By learning to control one's involuntary muscles.

By becoming a warrior.

By praying each morning.
24 What do Fa Mu Lan's parents tattoo on her back?

Their grievances.

Her true name.

A poem by Ts'ai Yen.

The name of her husband.
25 Who is called "a weapon of revenge"?

Fa Mu Lan.

The emperor.

The baron.

The giant.

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