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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The American Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the author afraid to name the village in China where her family lives?
(a) stories of Communist arresting family member of immigrants
(b) Kingston's mother insists she did not reveal their secret.
(c) Kingston's uncle threatens to kill her nephew if she does.
(d) Tourists of the United States are listed as missing in newspapers

2. Who is Chan Moong Gut in "The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains"?
(a) a magical character in Bak Goong's tall tales
(b) the young man who left his village for the Imperial Examinations
(c) the ghost of Bak Goong's dead father
(d) the other great grandfather that worked in the Sandalwood Mountains

3. Why is there a communal dining room at the Chinese village where Kingston's ancestors lived?
(a) All the villagers are prisoners of war.
(b) All the villagers' homes are destroyed by bombs.
(c) It is a traditional way of sharing meals in Chinese villages.
(d) The Communists serve food to villagers in large dining halls

4. What two goals does Father finally reach by the end of "The American Father"?
(a) He owns his own house and his own business.
(b) His children go to private school and he owns his own house.
(c) He has the biggest garden in Stockton and he owns his own business.
(d) His clothes fit again and mother is finally happy.

5. What personal theory does Kingston recall testing when she was child?
(a) Kingston believes that she can tell lies and never get caught.
(b) Kingston believes that boys do not feel pain.
(c) Kingston thought boys liked to be kicked.
(d) Kingston believes that her father worked secretly for the Communist Party.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Honolulu, what does Kingston's friend, the dancer, report about Kingston's ancestral village?

3. What rule do the "white demons" enforce that is problematic for great grandfather Bak Goong while he is working in the sugar cane fields?

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

5. Which Supreme Court case overturns San Francisco safety ordinances, thereby admitting that California laws are designed to harass Chinese immigrants?

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