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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. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) Steam rises as if a mirage of food floated on the table.
(b) He gorges; he indulges his appetite.
(c) The orange of the firelight suffuses the prorcelain.
(d) The bowls of soup are bottomless.

2. What are the "Jesus demons" trying to do when they visit the work camp where Bak Goong lives?
(a) trying to cast demons from the Chinese workers
(b) trying to lure them to work at their farm
(c) trying to convert the Chinese to Christianity
(d) trying to baptize the Chinese workers

3. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?
(a) tunic
(b) hat
(c) apron
(d) shoes

4. Why do the children reach into the man's pockets?
(a) The children think he has something that belongs to them.
(b) The children expect to find surprises for them in his pockets.
(c) The children want to steal his money.
(d) The children are looking for his photo identification.

5. What mood does the letter from Kingston's friend, the physicist, reflect about his return visit to their common ancestral village?
(a) hopeful
(b) despair
(c) hostile
(d) indifference

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the setting for Kingston's biography of great grandfather Bak Goong in "The Great Grandfather of Sandalwood Mountains"?

2. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?

3. What is the simile "like a knot of ginger root" referring to?

4. What purpose does the mother character serve by entering the story at this point?

5. Who is the narrator in this chapter?

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