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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of the court case, Chae Chan Ping v. The United States?
(a) Congressmen call for the United States to be made up of a limited amount of elderly Chinese people.
(b) This is the first case of a Chinese fighting against the Chinese Exclusion Acts.
(c) This case adds one year of hard labor for illegal Chinese immigrants before being deported.
(d) This is the first case to address the issue of Sojourners.

2. In 1884, who is the first Chinese immigrant denied citizenship based on race?
(a) Wong Kim Ark
(b) Yick Wo
(c) Chan Young
(d) Yue Ting

3. Why is there a communal dining room at the Chinese village where Kingston's ancestors lived?
(a) It is a traditional way of sharing meals in Chinese villages.
(b) All the villagers are prisoners of war.
(c) The Communists serve food to villagers in large dining halls
(d) All the villagers' homes are destroyed by bombs.

4. What rule do the "white demons" enforce that is problematic for great grandfather Bak Goong while he is working in the sugar cane fields?
(a) working
(b) singing
(c) silence
(d) counting

5. What did the Displaced Persons Act passed in 1948 offer Chinese immigrants?
(a) Homes for Chinese immigrants are given to those who are homeles
(b) Special Citizenship Judges are appointed to get individual private bills passed for a price.
(c) The act allows Chinese people to bring their close family members to the U.S.
(d) between 1948-1954, ethnic Chinese could apply for citizenship.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does great grandfather Bak Goong break the rules of silence while working in Sandalwood Mountain?

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

3. Which congressional act in 1882 bans Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. for ten years?

4. What personal theory does Kingston recall testing when she was child?

5. Who is Chan Moong Gut in "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains"?

(see the answer key)

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