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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. What does the Wild Man do when he ventures out of the Green Swamp?
2. How much time passes between the first and the second Driving Out in "Alaska China Men"?
3. In the first telling of the Driving Out of Alaska, who relocates the China Men?
4. Which act shows that the mandarins are confident that they will find gold?
5. What does Ch'u Yuan decide to do once he accepts that he cannot return home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why the people that meet Li Sao realize too late that he is the last righteous human being. What do the people do to get Li Sao to return to Earth? What are the results of the people's attempts?
2. What does Kingston mean at the end of "Alaska China Men" when she writes, ". . . perhaps any China Man was China Joe"?
3. Retell the Filipino scholar's story about the Chinese first coming to the Philippines in search of gold. Be sure to include only the information that the scholar provides. Don't be distracted by the party-goers' interruptions.
4. How does the Wild Man end up in a Tampa Hospital for the insane? Tell what happens once he is there.
5. Compare and contrast Uncle Bun's beliefs about the benefits of communism and his dreams of a Communist World and Father's political beliefs.
6. Describe the relationship between Lo Bun Sun and Sing Kay Ng.
7. Describe the relationship between Father and the owner of the Gambling House.
8. Create a dictionary using words from the chapter, "The Li Sao: An Elegy." Choose words that readers will need to have knowledge of in order to understand the story. Create a display using words that fit the theme of the folktale, such as phoenix, mourned, epic, elegy, lament, sorrow, estrangement, incorruptible, entwined, requiem, warmongers, etc.
9. What happens to Father after the Gambling House is closed permanently? How does Father recover?
10. Compare and contrast grandfather Ah Goong's experiences during the Driving Out with those that took place in Alaska according to Kingston's narrative.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the first and last chapters in Kingston's China Men. Make a connection between the two chapters in the context of the novel. What message does "On Discovery" send? What message does "On Listening" send? What evidence supports the conclusions you drew about the connection between the opening and closing chapters?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the traditions associated with Chinese arranged marriages. What is the purpose for the "wailing bride"? How are the customs different for the bride's family and the groom's family? What is the bride expected to do when she sees her groom for the first time? What do these actions imply about the bride's role in her marriage?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Kingston makes reference to the different cultures living within China, including the Cantonese, the Han, and later the Mandarin. Explain the references that the author makes to each ethnicity and provide the context in which she is describing it. Which one is Kingston? How do you know?
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