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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wild Man of the Green Swamp.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long had Ed been away from China before he and MaMa were reunited in New York City?
(a) 5 years
(b) 2 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 15 years

3. What tradition does Mad Sao perform at his mother's graveside that the Kingston family does not do after Uncle Kau's funeral?
(a) carries a casket with the body in it
(b) makes a fire and jump over it
(c) tosses fake money around
(d) pours liquor into the groun

4. For what does the doctor at the jail treat the Wild Man?
(a) dehydration and cuts and bruises
(b) malaria and diarrhea
(c) mosquito bites and stomach ache
(d) alligator bites and burns from camp fires

5. What drives the Wild Man to hysterics while he is in the jail?
(a) not being able to speak with the authorities
(b) being locked up for three days straight
(c) The Border Patrol is sending him back.
(d) severe homesickness

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Chan Moong Gut in "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains"?

2. What do the two old women do to Tang Ao with the needles?

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

4. What is supposedly the cause of the "Mongolian spot" on some Chinese babies?

5. What purpose does the mother character serve by entering the story at this point?

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