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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which best describes the author when she sends money to her cousin in China?
(a) an adult in China
(b) an adult in California
(c) a child in China
(d) a child in California

2. What is the one emotion that Tu Tzu-chun cannot overcome in his illusion?
(a) desire
(b) joy
(c) love
(d) sorrow

3. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) Steam rises as if a mirage of food floated on the table.
(b) He gorges; he indulges his appetite.
(c) The bowls of soup are bottomless.
(d) The orange of the firelight suffuses the prorcelain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which railroad company building the Transcontinental Railroad does Ah Goong work for?

2. What did the Displaced Persons Act passed in 1948 offer Chinese immigrants?

3. The seer does not disturb the spirits in the clouds in "On Mortality Again" __________________________.

4. How many times does Ah Goong go to Gold Mountain?

5. How does Father acknowledge that he recognizes the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the proverbs "On Mortality" and "On Mortality Again."

2. Describe how the widow in "The Ghostmate" uses the young man's talents against him.

3. Compare and contrast the genre used for "On Discovery" and for "On Fathers."

4. Evaluate the methods Kingston uses to reveal the passage of time while Ah Goong is working in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

5. Explain how the author uses foreshadowing in the first two lines of "On Mortality."

6. Explain the cause for the children's confusion and its effects on the characters in "On Fathers."

7. Explain the Fair Share Refugee Act of 1960.

8. Describe how the author uses personification in "The Great Grandfather from the Sandalwood Mountains." Give examples from the text.

9. What explanation does the tale of Tu Tzu-chun give for the "Mongolian spot" in "On Mortality?"

10. Describe the tenets of the philosophy of living multiple lives until you learn an important lesson.

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