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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

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

3. What is the Chinaman's hat in "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains"?
(a) a hat to protect the Chinese workers
(b) the place in town where Chinese workers gamble
(c) the top of Sandalwood Mountain
(d) an island

4. Which is the setting for Kingston's biography of great grandfather Bak Goong in "The Great Grandfather of Sandalwood Mountains"?
(a) Taiwan
(b) Hawaii
(c) California
(d) Cuba

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?

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

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

5. What is the one emotion that Tu Tzu-chun cannot overcome in his illusion?

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