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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Li Sao: An Elegy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the U.S. immigration laws discard the Western Hemisphere quota and move to a worldwide quota?
(a) 1978
(b) 1976
(c) 1948
(d) 1950

2. What food product is Uncle Bun obsessed with when the reader first meets him?
(a) eggs
(b) wheat germ
(c) coconuts
(d) milk

3. Who is Chan Moong Gut in "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains"?
(a) the young man who left his village for the Imperial Examinations
(b) a magical character in Bak Goong's tall tales
(c) the ghost of Bak Goong's dead father
(d) the other great grandfather that worked in the Sandalwood Mountains

4. How does Father acknowledge that he recognizes the children?
(a) He salutes them with one finger touching his hat.
(b) He turned around and walked the other direction.
(c) He waves his hands and smiles broadly.
(d) He picks up the pace of his walk to a jog.

5. What does the blind fortune teller predict will happen to Kingston's San Francisco Aunt over her lifetime?
(a) Aunt will own a shoe store throughout her life.
(b) Aunt will marry three times.
(c) Aunt will gain and lose fortunes many times.
(d) Aunt will meet her husband in Hong Kong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Ed been away from China before he and MaMa were reunited in New York City?

2. What reason do the white miners give for the decision to drive out the China Men?

3. Which congressional act in 1882 bans Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. for ten years?

4. What happens after the bird laughs in "On Mortality Again"?

5. How old is Lo Bun Sun when he returns to China and gets married?

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