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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which railroad company building the Transcontinental Railroad does Ah Goong work for?
(a) The Colorado Railroad
(b) the Union Pacific Railroad
(c) the Central Pacific Railroad
(d) The Mississippi Railroad

2. What does the monk tell Tu Tzu-chun about the task he has in store for Tu?
(a) All that you will see and feel will be illusions.
(b) Hide your broken arms in your sleeves.
(c) Swallow these three white pills.
(d) Talk, or I'll dash its head against the rocks.

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

4. What month is stated as the date for both stories of the Driving Out in Alaska?
(a) June
(b) July
(c) April
(d) January

5. Who travels to Alaska during the Driving Out to help end the violence?
(a) Alaska's governor
(b) Other company strikers from around the state
(c) President of the United States
(d) The Calvary

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does young Kingston believe her grandfathers left behind through the tracks in Stockton?

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

3. Which details from the text imply that Father is a successful business man?

4. Tu cannot deliver his messages and take care of his urgent things after he exits the tunnel because _____________________________.

5. In "The Ghostmate," what does the young man see along the path that comforts him a little?

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