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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which anti-Chinese law comes first?
(a) The revised Burlingame Treaty
(b) Chinese Exclusion Act
(c) Act to Amend an Act
(d) Scott Act

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

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

4. What is the meaning of the word hastening in the opening lines of "On Fathers"?
(a) running quickly by
(b) stopping to tie shoe laces
(c) slowing down the pace of walking
(d) speeding up the pace of walking

5. What indicates to the young man in "The Ghostmate" that the woman is "old style"?
(a) the food is just the right temperature
(b) long combs and traditional eye make-up
(c) he does not like the clothing she left him
(d) she serves him a meal

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

7. What is inside of Hina that holds immortality for humanity?
(a) eyes
(b) baby
(c) liver
(d) heart

8. Which details from the text imply that Father is a successful business man?
(a) He is tall and thin.
(b) He wears a coat with tobacco smell.
(c) He continues his walk down our street.
(d) He wears two-hundred dollar suits and good leather shoes with wingtips.

9. What happens after the bird laughs in "On Mortality Again"?
(a) The land falls back into the sea.
(b) Maui quickly escapes.
(c) Hina wakes up.
(d) Maui is eaten by Hina.

10. Why does the young man enter the house of the young widow?
(a) He is selling wares door-to-door
(b) He seeks shelter from a storm along the mountain path.
(c) He is being chased by dogs.
(d) He is lonely and seeks companionship.

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

12. To what does this simile refer: "Sap ran from its cuts like crying blind eyes"?
(a) a blind child that cried all the time
(b) a huge redwood tree that Ah Goong helped cut down
(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

13. What does Ah Goong say about working in the tunnels?
(a) The sound of hammers only stop at night.
(b) Mountains of dirt walked out of the tunnel.
(c) Day becomes night.
(d) Time and space stop inside the tunnel.

14. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?
(a) The young husband should have hinted for some leftovers to bring home.
(b) His wife would enjoy hearing about his lucky night.
(c) He asks, "Do you live alone?"
(d) Instead he feeds like a zoo animal.

15. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?
(a) Angel Island and Ellis Island
(b) Angel Island and Cuba
(c) Hawaii and Cuba
(d) Ellis Island and Cuba

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason is given for torturing Tang Ao?

2. Where does Hina of the night sleep?

3. Who are the children referring to when they call out, "BaBa!"?

4. Why does Kingston grow up thinking her Father hates girls and women?

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

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