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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alaska China Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does this simile refer: "Sap ran from its cuts like crying blind eyes"?
(a) bamboo that had to be cut before the rail could be laid
(b) cuts on Ah Goong's arms after working in the forest
(c) a huge redwood tree that Ah Goong helped cut down
(d) a blind child that cried all the time

2. How does Kingston show that the main character is enjoying his feast with the woman of the house in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) Kingston says that the young man hears a deer cry.
(b) Kingston says the meal lasts a long while.
(c) Kingston says he feeds like an aristocrat.
(d) Kingston describes the disgusting way that the young man eats.

3. How much time passes between the first and the second Driving Out in "Alaska China Men"?
(a) one month
(b) two years
(c) one year
(d) eight days

4. How does the stranger respond to the children's mistake?
(a) He swats the children away from him as if they were flies.
(b) He is speechless and ignores them altogether.
(c) He laughs and tells them they made a mistake.
(d) He gets angry and yells at Mother.

5. Which is an example from the text of sensory details?
(a) watched the man walk away
(b) noses against his coat to sniff his tobacco smell
(c) mother came out of the house
(d) gold coins that were really chocolate

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ghostmate, what imagery does Kingston use when the main character arrives at the house?

2. What does the monk tell Tu Tzu-chun about the task he has in store for Tu?

3. How does the woman in "The Ghostmate" get her visitors to stay longer than they intend to?

4. Why does the young man enter the house of the young widow?

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

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