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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator in this chapter?
(a) the stranger
(b) the mother
(c) the father
(d) the author

2. How do Ed's partners swindle him out of the business?
(a) The partners tell him he missed the meeting where they put themselves in charge.
(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 pocket cash from laundry orders as often as they can.

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

4. What sight does the bird see that causes it to start laughing?
(a) Maui entering Hina's vagina
(b) Maui teaching the children to be silent
(c) Maui diving into the ocean
(d) Maui's legs as he tunnels out of Hina's vagina

5. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) He gorges; he indulges his appetite.
(b) The orange of the firelight suffuses the prorcelain.
(c) Steam rises as if a mirage of food floated on the table.
(d) The bowls of soup are bottomless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which best describes the author when she sends money to her cousin in China?

3. How does the woman in "The Ghostmate" get her visitors to stay longer than they intend to?

4. Why is this Maui's last deed?

5. What is inside of Hina that holds immortality for humanity?

(see the answer key)

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