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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. What is supposedly the cause of the "Mongolian spot" on some Chinese babies?
(a) Tu Tzu-chun is kicked in the rear to get him through the birth canal.
(b) The Mongolian spot indicates the child has a disease.
(c) The Mongolian spot is the mark of an immortal.
(d) The Mongolian spot is a bruise left by the doctor during birth of Chinese babies.

2. What is the simile "like a knot of ginger root" referring to?
(a) the shape of Tang's ears
(b) Tang's arthritic hands
(c) the veins in Tang's broken feet
(d) Tang's broken and stacked toes

3. Why is Maui capable of dying when other gods are immortal?
(a) Maui is only a demigod, or partially mortal, in the Polynesian culture.
(b) Maui is vulnerable to disgrace and embarrassment among other living creatures on Earth.
(c) Maui can be reincarnated as many times as he wants.
(d) Maui is a human with superhuman powers.

4. How does Kingston show that the main character is enjoying his feast with the woman of the house in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) Kingston says that the young man hears a deer cry.
(b) Kingston describes the disgusting way that the young man eats.
(c) Kingston says the meal lasts a long while.
(d) Kingston says he feeds like an aristocrat.

5. Which railroad company building the Transcontinental Railroad does Ah Goong work for?
(a) The Mississippi Railroad
(b) the Central Pacific Railroad
(c) The Colorado Railroad
(d) the Union Pacific Railroad

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which details from the text imply that Father is a successful business man?

3. How many days does the China Men's strike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains last before a compromise is made with the Central Pacific Railroad?

4. What technology changes the way the Central Pacific Railroad tunnels through mountains in the Sierra Nevada?

5. How does the stranger respond to the children's mistake?

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