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

2. What do the two old women do to Tang Ao with the needles?
(a) pin Tang's ears to his head
(b) sew Tang's lips shut
(c) pierce Tang's ears
(d) pierce Tang's tongue

3. What is the consequence of Tu Tzu-chun failing the monk's test?
(a) All Chinese babies will be born with a
(b) Tu Tzu-chun must repay all the money he spent over the last three lifetimes.
(c) Humanity has lost the chance for immortality.
(d) Humanity will become deaf and mute.

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

5. How many times does Ah Goong go to Gold Mountain?
(a) one time
(b) five times
(c) never
(d) three times

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the monk say Tu Tzu-chun has to do to repay him the third time?

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

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

5. When does the story of Tu-Tzu-chin take place?

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