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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 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

2. Who were the Gold Mountain Sojourners?
(a) the men who went to America and then returned to China
(b) the teachers who graded papers every night for the Chinese children
(c) the white demons that control the immigrant Chinese men
(d) the men who mined the gold in America

3. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?
(a) tunic
(b) shoes
(c) hat
(d) apron

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

5. What is the procedure that the women are using on Tang's feet called?
(a) streaming
(b) swaddling
(c) bandaging
(d) footbinding

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Chinese wives most likely afraid of when their husbands left for Gold Mountain?

2. How do the women manage to capture Tang Ao?

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

4. Which is an example from the text of sensory details?

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

(see the answer key)

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