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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. What is supposedly the cause of the "Mongolian spot" on some Chinese babies?
(a) Tu Tzu-chun is kicked in the rear to get him through the birth canal.
(b) The Mongolian spot indicates the child has a disease.
(c) The Mongolian spot is a bruise left by the doctor during birth of Chinese babies.
(d) The Mongolian spot is the mark of an immortal.

2. Where does Hina of the night sleep?
(a) in the forest
(b) deep in the ocean
(c) on a far away island
(d) high in the treetops

3. What does Ah Goong, BaBa's father, do with BaBa that horrifies the family?
(a) Ah Goong trades BaBa for a neighbor's girl baby.
(b) Ah Goong sang girl songs to BaBa.
(c) Ah Goong climbed high up to a second floor window to watch BaBa be born.
(d) Ah Goong jumped on BaBa's stomach for hours.

4. What does the monk tell Tu Tzu-chun about the task he has in store for Tu?
(a) Swallow these three white pills.
(b) All that you will see and feel will be illusions.
(c) Talk, or I'll dash its head against the rocks.
(d) Hide your broken arms in your sleeves.

5. What culture is the character Maui from in "On Mortality Again"?
(a) Polynesian
(b) African
(c) American
(d) Chinese

Short Answer Questions

1. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?

2. What is the procedure that the women are using on Tang's feet called?

3. What part of Tang Ao's wardrobe is shaped like a bridge?

4. Which is the setting for Kingston's biography of great grandfather Bak Goong in "The Great Grandfather of Sandalwood Mountains"?

5. Tu cannot deliver his messages and take care of his urgent things after he exits the tunnel because _____________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose for making Tang Ao's capture so easy it could be done by women?

2. Explain the Fair Share Refugee Act of 1960.

3. Do you think this chapter "On Fathers" takes place in China or in America? Give reasons for your choice, citing examples from the text.

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

5. What is the significance of the long path that leads to the widow's house in "The Ghostmate"?

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

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

8. Describe the way great grandfather Bak Goong ends up working in the Sandalwood Mountains in Hawaii?

9. Briefly describe the process of footbinding and tell why the women sing to him when tightly bandaging his feet.

10. Tell what the Four Valuable Things are and explain their importance to the Chinese culture.

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