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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 do the two old women do to Tang Ao with the needles?
(a) sew Tang's lips shut
(b) pierce Tang's ears
(c) pin Tang's ears to his head
(d) pierce Tang's tongue

2. Which is an example from the text of sensory details?
(a) gold coins that were really chocolate
(b) mother came out of the house
(c) watched the man walk away
(d) noses against his coat to sniff his tobacco smell

3. Why is there a communal dining room at the Chinese village where Kingston's ancestors lived?
(a) The Communists serve food to villagers in large dining halls
(b) All the villagers are prisoners of war.
(c) It is a traditional way of sharing meals in Chinese villages.
(d) All the villagers' homes are destroyed by bombs.

4. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?
(a) first-person observer
(b) first-person narrative
(c) third--person omniscient
(d) third-person limited

5. Which is the setting for Kingston's biography of great grandfather Bak Goong in "The Great Grandfather of Sandalwood Mountains"?
(a) California
(b) Cuba
(c) Taiwan
(d) Hawaii

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the children referring to when they call out, "BaBa!"?

2. How does Kingston show that the main character is enjoying his feast with the woman of the house in "The Ghostmate"?

3. Who were the Gold Mountain Sojourners?

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

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

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