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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. How does the stranger respond to the children's mistake?
(a) He swats the children away from him as if they were flies.
(b) He laughs and tells them they made a mistake.
(c) He is speechless and ignores them altogether.
(d) He gets angry and yells at Mother.

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

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

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

5. Where do Ed and MaMa go after Ed is ousted from the laundry business?
(a) to California
(b) to Alaska
(c) to the movies
(d) to Long Island

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the Gold Mountain Sojourners?

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

3. What does a Chinese bride do for three nights before she marries?

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

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

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