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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 last thing the women do to prepare Tang to meet the queen?
(a) feed Tang chicken wings to make his hair shine
(b) powder Tang's face and put makeup on him
(c) pierce Tang's ears
(d) force Tang to wash his used bandages

2. Which of the following is an example of figurative language?
(a) man wears our father's two-hundred dollar suit.
(b) He took our hands out of his pockets.
(c) We jumped off the fence.
(d) His good leather shoes with the wingtips

3. Which details from the text imply that Father is a successful business man?
(a) He continues his walk down our street.
(b) He wears two-hundred dollar suits and good leather shoes with wingtips.
(c) He is tall and thin.
(d) He wears a coat with tobacco smell.

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

5. Who is the author speaking or writing to in the beginning of "The Father from China"?
(a) her readers
(b) her father
(c) her mother
(d) her siblings

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kingston grow up thinking her Father hates girls and women?

4. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?

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

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