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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hundred-Year-Old Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ch'u Yuan looking for as he seeks another like him in the world?
(a) a phoenix dispossessed
(b) a lost prince trying to spread the word of peace
(c) an uncorrupted human being
(d) an arrogant, all-knowing citizen

2. Which best describes the genre of these two chapters: "The Ghostmate" and "The Father From America"?
(a) autobiography and biography
(b) folktale and nonfiction
(c) fantasy tale and biography
(d) realistic fiction and autobiography

3. What does Ah Po show BaBa's brothers to explain that he is different from them?
(a) BaBa's hair was a different color than theirs.
(b) BaBa's skinny, frail body had hands made for holding pens.
(c) BaBa's head was shaped differently than theirs.
(d) BaBa was the largest boy born so far in the family.

4. What kind of business does Father buy?
(a) a barbershop
(b) a gambling house
(c) a laundry
(d) a tobacco shop

5. To what does this simile refer: "Sap ran from its cuts like crying blind eyes"?
(a) a huge redwood tree that Ah Goong helped cut down
(b) a blind child that cried all the time
(c) bamboo that had to be cut before the rail could be laid
(d) cuts on Ah Goong's arms after working in the forest

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people in Alaska do to track events in their lives and their community?

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

3. Why does Sao Elder Brother become known as Mad Sao?

4. What kind of poem does Ch'u Yuan write before he drowns?

5. How long had Ed been away from China before he and MaMa were reunited in New York City?

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