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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Father from China.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Ed's partners swindle him out of the business?
(a) The partners tell him he missed the meeting where they put themselves in charge.
(b) The partners pocket cash from laundry orders as often as they can.
(c) The partners kidnap MaMa for ransom that Ed has to pay.
(d) The partners spend all the profits dancing with women on Saturday nights.

2. What is Tang Ao doing when he meets the Queen?
(a) serving a meal to the Queen's court
(b) playing an instrument
(c) having a meal with the queen's court
(d) putting jade studs into his ears

3. Who is the narrator in this chapter?
(a) the mother
(b) the stranger
(c) the father
(d) the author

4. Who are the children referring to when they call out, "BaBa!"?
(a) the stranger
(b) their father
(c) their mother
(d) their grandparents

5. How might Kingston's father's life have been different had he passed the Imperial Examinations with honors?
(a) Kingston's father may have traveled the world in luxury.
(b) Kingston's father may not have come to Gold Mountain.
(c) Kingston's father may have married an American woman.
(d) Kingston's father may not have had to work a single day in his life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of the word hastening in the opening lines of "On Fathers"?

3. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?

4. Where in the world is the Women's Land according to ancient scholars?

5. Who were the Gold Mountain Sojourners?

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