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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what point of view is "On Fathers" written?
(a) third--person omniscient
(b) first-person narrative
(c) first-person observer
(d) third-person limited

2. What is the procedure that the women are using on Tang's feet called?
(a) footbinding
(b) bandaging
(c) swaddling
(d) streaming

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

4. Which is the setting for Kingston's biography of great grandfather Bak Goong in "The Great Grandfather of Sandalwood Mountains"?
(a) California
(b) Taiwan
(c) Hawaii
(d) Cuba

5. How might Kingston's father's life have been different had he passed the Imperial Examinations with honors?
(a) Kingston's father may have traveled the world in luxury.
(b) Kingston's father may have married an American woman.
(c) Kingston's father may not have come to Gold Mountain.
(d) Kingston's father may not have had to work a single day in his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mood does the letter from Kingston's friend, the physicist, reflect about his return visit to their common ancestral village?

2. What does a Chinese bride do for three nights before she marries?

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

4. Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

5. Which is an example from the text of sensory details?

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