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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Mortality Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ah Po show BaBa's brothers to explain that he is different from them?
(a) BaBa's skinny, frail body had hands made for holding pens.
(b) BaBa's head was shaped differently than theirs.
(c) BaBa was the largest boy born so far in the family.
(d) BaBa's hair was a different color than theirs.

2. How might Kingston's father's life have been different had he passed the Imperial Examinations with honors?
(a) Kingston's father may not have come to Gold Mountain.
(b) Kingston's father may not have had to work a single day in his life.
(c) Kingston's father may have married an American woman.
(d) Kingston's father may have traveled the world in luxury.

3. Why does the young man enter the house of the young widow?
(a) He seeks shelter from a storm along the mountain path.
(b) He is being chased by dogs.
(c) He is lonely and seeks companionship.
(d) He is selling wares door-to-door

4. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?
(a) The young husband should have hinted for some leftovers to bring home.
(b) Instead he feeds like a zoo animal.
(c) He asks, "Do you live alone?"
(d) His wife would enjoy hearing about his lucky night.

5. How do the women manage to capture Tang Ao?
(a) The women tackle him and tie his hands together.
(b) Tang Ao is not on guard against ladies.
(c) The women kneeled to take off his shoes.
(d) The women use weapons to make him come along.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ghostmate, what imagery does Kingston use when the main character arrives at the house?

2. What is the Chinaman's hat in "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains"?

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?

4. Why is Maui capable of dying when other gods are immortal?

5. What was used first to keep the holes open in Tang Ao's earlobes?

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