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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) pierce Tang's tongue
(b) pin Tang's ears to his head
(c) pierce Tang's ears
(d) sew Tang's lips shut

2. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?
(a) Ellis Island and Cuba
(b) Angel Island and Ellis Island
(c) Angel Island and Cuba
(d) Hawaii and Cuba

3. How do Ed's partners swindle him out of the business?
(a) The partners pocket cash from laundry orders as often as they can.
(b) The partners kidnap MaMa for ransom that Ed has to pay.
(c) The partners spend all the profits dancing with women on Saturday nights.
(d) The partners tell him he missed the meeting where they put themselves in charge.

4. 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 prepares three thousand wedding cakes.
(c) She hides from her groom-to-be and his family.
(d) She sits behind bed curtains to sing and weep.

5. Which is an example from the text of sensory details?
(a) watched the man walk away
(b) gold coins that were really chocolate
(c) mother came out of the house
(d) noses against his coat to sniff his tobacco smell

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Father acknowledge that he recognizes the children?

3. Where do Ed and MaMa go after Ed is ousted from the laundry business?

4. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?

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

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