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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 indicates to the young man in "The Ghostmate" that the woman is "old style"?
(a) he does not like the clothing she left him
(b) she serves him a meal
(c) the food is just the right temperature
(d) long combs and traditional eye make-up

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

3. Why does the young man enter the house of the young widow?
(a) He seeks shelter from a storm along the mountain path.
(b) He is selling wares door-to-door
(c) He is being chased by dogs.
(d) He is lonely and seeks companionship.

4. What finally makes Tu Tzu-chun break his silence?
(a) Tu sees her baby's head smashed against the rocks.
(b) Tu speaks for the first time.
(c) The pain Tu Tzu-chun feels when he's being tortured.
(d) Tu Tzu-chun screamed when he heard his wife's bones being broken.

5. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?
(a) His wife would enjoy hearing about his lucky night.
(b) He asks, "Do you live alone?"
(c) Instead he feeds like a zoo animal.
(d) The young husband should have hinted for some leftovers to bring home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one emotion that Tu Tzu-chun cannot overcome in his illusion?

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

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

5. Which best describes the setting of "On Fathers"?

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