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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 were the Gold Mountain Sojourners?
(a) the teachers who graded papers every night for the Chinese children
(b) the white demons that control the immigrant Chinese men
(c) the men who went to America and then returned to China
(d) the men who mined the gold in America

2. Why is this Maui's last deed?
(a) Maui drowns during his attempted escape.
(b) Maui is reborn to Hina as a different demigod.
(c) Hina closes Maui up inside her and he dies there.
(d) Hina removes Maui and eats him alive.

3. In "The Ghostmate," what does the young man see along the path that comforts him a little?
(a) red paper
(b) charging dogs
(c) rabbits
(d) peacocks

4. What is the meaning of the word hastening in the opening lines of "On Fathers"?
(a) running quickly by
(b) stopping to tie shoe laces
(c) speeding up the pace of walking
(d) slowing down the pace of walking

5. Why do the children reach into the man's pockets?
(a) The children are looking for his photo identification.
(b) The children think he has something that belongs to them.
(c) The children expect to find surprises for them in his pockets.
(d) The children want to steal his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tu cannot deliver his messages and take care of his urgent things after he exits the tunnel because _____________________________.

2. Which of the following indicates that "The Ghostmate" is a fantasy?

3. What culture is the character Maui from in "On Mortality Again"?

4. Why does Kingston grow up thinking her Father hates girls and women?

5. What rule do the "white demons" enforce that is problematic for great grandfather Bak Goong while he is working in the sugar cane fields?

(see the answer key)

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