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China Men | Quiz

Maxine Hong Kingston
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China Men | Quiz

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1)

How many fortunes does Tu Tzu-chun spend? (from On Mortality)

two
none
one
three
2)

What does the Hundred-Year-Old Man say he carried with him from China to Hawai'i? (from The Hundred-Year-Old Man)

mementos from China, such a photos of his family
pigs in cages and chives and onions growing in cans
extra water to keep his plants alive
noodles, ginger, and dried fruit
3)

What culture is the character Maui from in "On Mortality Again"? (from On Mortality Again)

Polynesian
African
Chinese
American
4)

What finally makes Tu Tzu-chun break his silence? (from On Mortality)

Tu Tzu-chun screamed when he heard his wife's bones being broken.
The pain Tu Tzu-chun feels when he's being tortured.
Tu speaks for the first time.
Tu sees her baby's head smashed against the rocks.
5)

How are the two tales, "On Mortality" and "On Mortality Again" similar? (from On Mortality Again)

Both tales have the same mood or tone.
The setting of both tales is the same.
Both tales are about achieving immortality for humanity.
The main character in both tales is the same.
6)

Which congressional act in 1882 bans Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. for ten years? (from The Laws)

Nationality Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
the revised Burlingame Treaty
the revoking of Certificate of Residence
7)

What amount of pay is given to the Chinese workers in Hawaii for working in the cane fields? (from The Hundred-Year-Old Man)

Four dollars a week
Four dollars and thirty cents
One dollar a week
Four dollars a month
8)

What symbolizes to the Filipino king that the mandarin is of a higher social class than other Chinese already living there? (from On Listening)

The mandarin ships are seaworthy.
The mandarins have a Chinese in chains.
The mandarins ride in ivory and gold chairs.
The mandarins have secret knowledge of gold in the mountains.
9)

How many days does the China Men's strike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains last before a compromise is made with the Central Pacific Railroad? (from The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains)

nine weeks
two months
one year
nine days
10)

What is inside of Hina that holds immortality for humanity? (from On Mortality Again)

eyes
liver
heart
baby
11)

What does it finally take to capture the Wild Man of the Green Swamp? (from The Wild Man of the Green Swamp)

a farmer hold him at gunpoint until the authorities arrive
tracking dogs and hunters with guns
a sophisticated trap set in the swamp
an air and land search by a posse
12)

What is the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in the1898 case, The United States v. Wong Kim Ark? (from The Laws)

The decision states that a person born in the U.S. to Chinese parents is an American.
The decision states that treaty merchants could bring their Chinese wives and children to America to live.
The decision states that San Francisco's safety ordinances are unfair to Chinese.
The decision lifts the restriction on immigration for Chinese.
13)

Why is this Maui's last deed? (from On Mortality Again)

Hina removes Maui and eats him alive.
Hina closes Maui up inside her and he dies there.
Maui is reborn to Hina as a different demigod.
Maui drowns during his attempted escape.
14)

What kind of business does Father buy? (from The American Father)

a laundry
a barbershop
a gambling house
a tobacco shop
15)

What is the consequence of Tu Tzu-chun failing the monk's test? (from On Mortality)

All Chinese babies will be born with a
Tu Tzu-chun must repay all the money he spent over the last three lifetimes.
Humanity will become deaf and mute.
Humanity has lost the chance for immortality.
16)

What does Uncle Bun accuse Father of doing? (from The Making of More Americans)

stealing his money
working too hard
wasting money
poisoning his food
17)

What two goals does Father finally reach by the end of "The American Father"? (from The American Father)

He owns his own house and his own business.
He has the biggest garden in Stockton and he owns his own business.
His clothes fit again and mother is finally happy.
His children go to private school and he owns his own house.
18)

What month is stated as the date for both stories of the Driving Out in Alaska? (from Alaska China Men)

June
January
July
April
19)

How does Kingston's Father avoid the draft? (from The Brother in Vietnam)

The doctors say he is too fat.
The doctors say Father was too skinny.
The doctors find ink in his blood.
The Chinese American landlord pulls strings to get Father released.
20)

Where else on the globe do the Chinese look for gold, according to the Filipino scholar in "On Listening"? (from On Listening)

China
Philippines
Mexico
Spain
21)

What does Ah Goong say about working in the tunnels? (from The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains)

The sound of hammers only stop at night.
Time and space stop inside the tunnel.
Mountains of dirt walked out of the tunnel.
Day becomes night.
22)

Why does Great Aunt get herself smuggled into Hong Kong? (from The Making of More Americans)

Great Aunt hopes Uncle Kau will live out their last days in Hong Kong since it is not Communist.
Great Aunt had lived her whole life in one village and she wanted to see a big city.
Great Aunt, a ninety years old, wants to prove to herself she can get to Hong Kong without being detected.
Great Aunt is being hunted by the Communist in China.
23)

What is the significance of the court case, Chae Chan Ping v. The United States? (from The Laws)

This case adds one year of hard labor for illegal Chinese immigrants before being deported.
This is the first case to address the issue of Sojourners.
This is the first case of a Chinese fighting against the Chinese Exclusion Acts.
Congressmen call for the United States to be made up of a limited amount of elderly Chinese people.
24)

What does the blind fortune teller predict will happen to Kingston's San Francisco Aunt over her lifetime? (from The Making of More Americans)

Aunt will meet her husband in Hong Kong.
Aunt will marry three times.
Aunt will gain and lose fortunes many times.
Aunt will own a shoe store throughout her life.
25)

What is supposedly the cause of the "Mongolian spot" on some Chinese babies? (from On Mortality)

Tu Tzu-chun is kicked in the rear to get him through the birth canal.
The Mongolian spot is a bruise left by the doctor during birth of Chinese babies.
The Mongolian spot is the mark of an immortal.
The Mongolian spot indicates the child has a disease.
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