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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the story of Tu-Tzu-chin take place?
(a) middle of the 19th century
(b) middle of the 1st century
(c) modern times
(d) middle of the 16th century

2. To what does the narrator in "The Ghostmate" compare the woman's hair?
(a) follows her retreating back
(b) a light-colored dress
(c) lumps of peacocks
(d) long black tail alive

3. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?
(a) shoes
(b) hat
(c) apron
(d) tunic

4. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?
(a) first-person observer
(b) third-person limited
(c) first-person narrative
(d) third--person omniscient

5. What signed document states that Chinese and Americans could freely travel, trade, and live in either country?
(a) the Nationality Act
(b) the queue tax
(c) the Burlingame Treaty
(d) the Fourteenth Amendment

6. What condition does the monk set on what Tu Tzu-chun can do during his illusions?
(a) Tu Tzu-chun must avoid the kick from a god.
(b) Tu Tzu-chun cannot move while watching the illusions.
(c) Tu Tzu-chun cannot speak or scream during the test.
(d) Tu Tzu-chun must rescue his loved ones from the illusions.

7. What makes the author afraid to name the village in China where her family lives?
(a) Kingston's mother insists she did not reveal their secret.
(b) Kingston's uncle threatens to kill her nephew if she does.
(c) stories of Communist arresting family member of immigrants
(d) Tourists of the United States are listed as missing in newspapers

8. What message does young Kingston believe her grandfathers left behind through the tracks in Stockton?
(a) Trains are dangerous and should be avoided.
(b) Go somewhere important.
(c) Stay in Stockton forever.
(d) The train will help you escape danger.

9. Why does Kingston think that Stockton is a special place to live?
(a) Kingston could ride the trains anytime she wanted.
(b) Flocks of hoboes were always around the tracks, keeping the city entertaining.
(c) Kingston's grandfathers worked on the tracks in Stockton where Kingston and her family live.
(d) Stockton, CA, is the only city with three intersecting railroads.

10. What rule do the "white demons" enforce that is problematic for great grandfather Bak Goong while he is working in the sugar cane fields?
(a) working
(b) silence
(c) counting
(d) singing

11. In "The Ghostmate," what does the young man see along the path that comforts him a little?
(a) charging dogs
(b) peacocks
(c) red paper
(d) rabbits

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

13. What sight does the bird see that causes it to start laughing?
(a) Maui diving into the ocean
(b) Maui teaching the children to be silent
(c) Maui entering Hina's vagina
(d) Maui's legs as he tunnels out of Hina's vagina

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

15. Where in the world is the Women's Land according to ancient scholars?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) Antarctica
(d) China

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the women manage to capture Tang Ao?

3. What action does Maui take that tells the reader where Hina sleeps?

4. What does Ah Goong say about working in the tunnels?

5. Who is Guan Goong?

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