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

2. In "The Ghostmate," what does the young man see along the path that comforts him a little?
(a) red paper
(b) peacocks
(c) rabbits
(d) charging dogs

3. Who is the narrator in this chapter?
(a) the father
(b) the author
(c) the stranger
(d) the mother

4. What rule do the "white demons" enforce that is problematic for great grandfather Bak Goong while he is working in the sugar cane fields?
(a) singing
(b) working
(c) counting
(d) silence

5. What does Ah Goong, BaBa's father, do with BaBa that horrifies the family?
(a) Ah Goong sang girl songs to BaBa.
(b) Ah Goong trades BaBa for a neighbor's girl baby.
(c) Ah Goong climbed high up to a second floor window to watch BaBa be born.
(d) Ah Goong jumped on BaBa's stomach for hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

2. Which best describes the author when she sends money to her cousin in China?

3. What is the meaning of the word hastening in the opening lines of "On Fathers"?

4. What does a Chinese bride do for three nights before she marries?

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

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