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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 happening on the East Coast at the same time as the Central Pacific is forging through the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the West?
(a) The French and Indian War
(b) The U.S. Civil War
(c) World War I
(d) The Revolutionary War

2. What were the Chinese wives most likely afraid of when their husbands left for Gold Mountain?
(a) that their husbands will get harmed by bandits while still in China
(b) that their husbands would settle in America with new wives
(c) that their husbands might bring back a new wife
(d) that their husbands would return broke and broken

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

4. What is it that Maui instructs all the living creatures on Earth to do in order to accomplish his goal?
(a) walk on water
(b) sing in tune
(c) stay silent
(d) read the clouds

5. How many fortunes does Tu Tzu-chun spend?
(a) one
(b) three
(c) two
(d) none

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight does the bird see that causes it to start laughing?

2. How might Kingston's father's life have been different had he passed the Imperial Examinations with honors?

3. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?

4. Which best describes the setting of "On Fathers"?

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

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