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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the narrator in this chapter?
2. To what does the narrator in "The Ghostmate" compare the woman's hair?
3. What is the consequence of Tu Tzu-chun failing the monk's test?
4. What do the two old women do to Tang Ao with the needles?
5. What does Ah Goong, BaBa's father, do with BaBa that horrifies the family?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the author uses foreshadowing in the first two lines of "On Mortality."
2. Identify and describe two historical allusions Kingston makes in "The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains."
3. Explain the irony of Maui the Trickster' s demise in "On Mortality Again."
4. Describe grandmother's attitude toward grandfather, Ah Goong, citing examples from the chapter "The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains."
5. Describe the way the women pierce Tang Ao's ears and what they do to keep the holes open. Include examples of sensory details the author uses in the text.
6. Explain the Fair Share Refugee Act of 1960.
7. Describe the way great grandfather Bak Goong ends up working in the Sandalwood Mountains in Hawaii?
8. Describe how the widow in "The Ghostmate" uses the young man's talents against him.
9. Describe how Kingston feels about her father from China. Use details from the text to support your conclusions.
10. What explanation does the tale of Tu Tzu-chun give for the "Mongolian spot" in "On Mortality?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Re-read the first two pages of Chapter 5, "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains." Summarize what happens when Kingston sends a distant cousin money for a bike. Kingston shows uncertainty regarding her decision not to send more money. Describe her reasons for the precaution she takes not to place her family in China any troubles.
Use this summary as a springboard to a longer essay regarding why Sojourners were expected to send money home to their Chinese wives and families. Why was this practice necessary? Does it stop at anytime during the time covered in Kingston's novel?
Essay Topic 2
Consider the times in China Men when the characters sing. Singing appears in many of the Chinese traditions to which Kingston exposes her readers. Find references throughout the novel, and describe the singing experience of the characters. Then use the examples to draw conclusions about why singing is part of life for so many Chinese. Explain what purpose the singing serves in each example.
Essay Topic 3
Identify times in Kingston's novel, China Men, when a character's expectations about Gold Mountain are not met. Compare and contrast characters' expectations with the reality they experience in America. Consider the plight of the Sojourners. Why do so many return to China? Why do some stay in America, leaving their families behind in a hostile China?
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