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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason is given for torturing Tang Ao?
(a) to make him look like a woman
(b) to prepare Tang to meet the queen
(c) to punish him for coming to the Land of Women
(d) to teach him a lesson about respecting women

2. What is the last thing the women do to prepare Tang to meet the queen?
(a) powder Tang's face and put makeup on him
(b) pierce Tang's ears
(c) feed Tang chicken wings to make his hair shine
(d) force Tang to wash his used bandages

3. How long had Ed been away from China before he and MaMa were reunited in New York City?
(a) 15 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 10 years

4. What does a Chinese bride do for three nights before she marries?
(a) She sits behind bed curtains to sing and weep.
(b) She hides from her groom-to-be and his family.
(c) She listens to the prayers of women in the village.
(d) She prepares three thousand wedding cakes.

5. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?
(a) Ellis Island and Cuba
(b) Angel Island and Cuba
(c) Angel Island and Ellis Island
(d) Hawaii and Cuba

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes the genre of these two chapters: "The Ghostmate" and "The Father From America"?

2. Who were the Gold Mountain Sojourners?

3. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?

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

5. What was used first to keep the holes open in Tang Ao's earlobes?

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