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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Mortality Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character from Kingston's folktales in China Men suffers the most?
(a) Maui the trickster in
(b) Bak Goong the great grandfather
(c) The young man
(d) Tu Tzu-chun

2. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?
(a) He asks, "Do you live alone?"
(b) His wife would enjoy hearing about his lucky night.
(c) Instead he feeds like a zoo animal.
(d) The young husband should have hinted for some leftovers to bring home.

3. In Honolulu, what does Kingston's friend, the dancer, report about Kingston's ancestral village?
(a) the people in the village are ignorant and lazy
(b) the people greeted her with a parade
(c) the people are housed and fed
(d) family members had been forced out to build apartments

4. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) The bowls of soup are bottomless.
(b) The orange of the firelight suffuses the prorcelain.
(c) He gorges; he indulges his appetite.
(d) Steam rises as if a mirage of food floated on the table.

5. What does Ah Goong, BaBa's father, do with BaBa that horrifies the family?
(a) Ah Goong climbed high up to a second floor window to watch BaBa be born.
(b) Ah Goong sang girl songs to BaBa.
(c) Ah Goong trades BaBa for a neighbor's girl baby.
(d) Ah Goong jumped on BaBa's stomach for hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason is given for torturing Tang Ao?

2. What is Tang Ao doing when he meets the Queen?

3. What condition does the monk set on what Tu Tzu-chun can do during his illusions?

4. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?

5. How many fortunes does Tu Tzu-chun spend?

(see the answer key)

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