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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alaska China Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kingston show that the main character is enjoying his feast with the woman of the house in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) Kingston describes the disgusting way that the young man eats.
(b) Kingston says he feeds like an aristocrat.
(c) Kingston says the meal lasts a long while.
(d) Kingston says that the young man hears a deer cry.

2. Which of the following indicates that "The Ghostmate" is a fantasy?
(a) the winds whip up
(b) naked drought-dwarfs with one eye on top run for cover
(c) trees howl and bend to earth
(d) mountains rise until the peaks fade from sight

3. When does the story of Tu-Tzu-chin take place?
(a) middle of the 19th century
(b) modern times
(c) middle of the 1st century
(d) middle of the 16th century

4. What is supposedly the cause of the "Mongolian spot" on some Chinese babies?
(a) The Mongolian spot is a bruise left by the doctor during birth of Chinese babies.
(b) The Mongolian spot is the mark of an immortal.
(c) Tu Tzu-chun is kicked in the rear to get him through the birth canal.
(d) The Mongolian spot indicates the child has a disease.

5. Who is Guan Goong?
(a) the God of War and Literature
(b) an actor in a play in Sacramento
(c) a hero from China's revolution
(d) one of Kingston's grandfathers

Short Answer Questions

1. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?

2. What technology changes the way the Central Pacific Railroad tunnels through mountains in the Sierra Nevada?

3. What is the consequence of Tu Tzu-chun failing the monk's test?

4. What does the monk tell Tu Tzu-chun about the task he has in store for Tu?

5. To what does the narrator in "The Ghostmate" compare the woman's hair?

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