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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. What is Tang Ao doing when he meets the Queen?
(a) playing an instrument
(b) serving a meal to the Queen's court
(c) putting jade studs into his ears
(d) having a meal with the queen's court

2. What indicates to the young man in "The Ghostmate" that the woman is "old style"?
(a) he does not like the clothing she left him
(b) the food is just the right temperature
(c) long combs and traditional eye make-up
(d) she serves him a meal

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

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

5. What was used first to keep the holes open in Tang Ao's earlobes?
(a) gold loops
(b) sticks of straw
(c) jade studs
(d) silk threads

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?

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

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