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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act?
(a) It allowed merchant wives to enter the country.
(b) It distributed 18,000 visas that had not been used.
(c) It restricted immigration into the United States.
(d) It allowed thousands of Hong Kong parolees to enter the U.S.

2. In "The Ghostmate," what does the young man see along the path that comforts him a little?
(a) peacocks
(b) red paper
(c) rabbits
(d) charging dogs

3. What is an immortal?
(a) A magician who can stop time.
(b) A person who hurts others without regret.
(c) A human who lives forever, according to legend
(d) A character in tales who dies at the end of the story.

4. Why would the woman in "The Ghostmate" ask the young man to make her shoes?
(a) The woman wants her visitor to leave right away.
(b) The woman keeps her visitors with her by making them make things for her.
(c) The woman is poor and needs a pair of shoes.
(d) The woman is trying to distract the young man from the storm.

5. How does great grandfather Bak Goong break the rules of silence while working in Sandalwood Mountain?
(a) Bak Goong sends written notes to other workers.
(b) Bak Goong coughs out Chinese words the masters cannot understand.
(c) Bak Goong deliberately sings in front of the masters.
(d) Bak Goong talks quietly to himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What culture is the character Maui from in "On Mortality Again"?

3. What purpose does the mother character serve by entering the story at this point?

4. What finally makes Tu Tzu-chun break his silence?

5. Who is Guan Goong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the widow in "The Ghostmate" uses the young man's talents against him.

2. Briefly describe the process of footbinding and tell why the women sing to him when tightly bandaging his feet.

3. Do you think this chapter "On Fathers" takes place in China or in America? Give reasons for your choice, citing examples from the text.

4. Describe grandmother's attitude toward grandfather, Ah Goong, citing examples from the chapter "The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains."

5. Explain the cause for the children's confusion and its effects on the characters in "On Fathers."

6. Describe the elements of fantasy Kingston uses to characterize Maui the Trickster in "On Mortality Again."

7. How does Kingston employ humor in "On Mortality Again"?

8. What purpose is served when Bak Goong tells his fellow workers the tale about the King who fathered a prince with cat ears and keeps it a secret?

9. Describe the basis of the queue tax.

10. Describe the tenets of the philosophy of living multiple lives until you learn an important lesson.

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