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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 5 years
(d) 15 years

2. How does great grandfather Bak Goong break the rules of silence while working in Sandalwood Mountain?
(a) Bak Goong deliberately sings in front of the masters.
(b) Bak Goong talks quietly to himself.
(c) Bak Goong coughs out Chinese words the masters cannot understand.
(d) Bak Goong sends written notes to other workers.

3. What rule do the "white demons" enforce that is problematic for great grandfather Bak Goong while he is working in the sugar cane fields?
(a) working
(b) counting
(c) silence
(d) singing

4. Why is there a communal dining room at the Chinese village where Kingston's ancestors lived?
(a) It is a traditional way of sharing meals in Chinese villages.
(b) The Communists serve food to villagers in large dining halls
(c) All the villagers' homes are destroyed by bombs.
(d) All the villagers are prisoners of war.

5. To what does the narrator in "The Ghostmate" compare the woman's hair?
(a) a light-colored dress
(b) follows her retreating back
(c) long black tail alive
(d) lumps of peacocks

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author speaking or writing to in the beginning of "The Father from China"?

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

3. What does Ah Po show BaBa's brothers to explain that he is different from them?

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

5. What mood does the letter from Kingston's friend, the physicist, reflect about his return visit to their common ancestral village?

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