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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the consequence of Tu Tzu-chun failing the monk's test?
(a) Tu Tzu-chun must repay all the money he spent over the last three lifetimes.
(b) Humanity has lost the chance for immortality.
(c) Humanity will become deaf and mute.
(d) All Chinese babies will be born with a

2. Which of the following indicates that "The Ghostmate" is a fantasy?
(a) mountains rise until the peaks fade from sight
(b) the winds whip up
(c) trees howl and bend to earth
(d) naked drought-dwarfs with one eye on top run for cover

3. What message does young Kingston believe her grandfathers left behind through the tracks in Stockton?
(a) Trains are dangerous and should be avoided.
(b) Go somewhere important.
(c) Stay in Stockton forever.
(d) The train will help you escape danger.

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

5. What purpose does the mother character serve by entering the story at this point?
(a) She introduces a conflict that the children have to solve.
(b) She becomes the focus of the children so that they stop focusing on the stranger.
(c) She moves the plot along and explains how the children could make such a mistake.
(d) She provides an adult female presence to balance the male presence of the stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kingston show that the main character is enjoying his feast with the woman of the house in "The Ghostmate"?

2. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?

3. What technology changes the way the Central Pacific Railroad tunnels through mountains in the Sierra Nevada?

4. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?

5. How does Father acknowledge that he recognizes the children?

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