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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Father from China.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the simile "like a knot of ginger root" referring to?
(a) the shape of Tang's ears
(b) Tang's broken and stacked toes
(c) Tang's arthritic hands
(d) the veins in Tang's broken feet

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

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

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

5. Where in the world is the Women's Land according to ancient scholars?
(a) Antarctica
(b) North America
(c) China
(d) Africa

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the stranger respond to the children's mistake?

2. How might Kingston's father's life have been different had he passed the Imperial Examinations with honors?

3. Which details from the text imply that Father is a successful business man?

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

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

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