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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. Why does the young man enter the house of the young widow?
(a) He seeks shelter from a storm along the mountain path.
(b) He is lonely and seeks companionship.
(c) He is being chased by dogs.
(d) He is selling wares door-to-door

2. How does the stranger respond to the children's mistake?
(a) He is speechless and ignores them altogether.
(b) He gets angry and yells at Mother.
(c) He laughs and tells them they made a mistake.
(d) He swats the children away from him as if they were flies.

3. Which of the following is an example of a simile used in "The Ghostmate"?
(a) He gorges; he indulges his appetite.
(b) Steam rises as if a mirage of food floated on the table.
(c) The bowls of soup are bottomless.
(d) The orange of the firelight suffuses the prorcelain.

4. How does the wife that great grandfather Bak Sook Goong takes back to China affect Kingston's heritage?
(a) The new wife's children start the line of Hawaiian-Chinese family members.
(b) The new wife has no affect on Kingston's heritage.
(c) The new wife insists on returning to Hawaii with the rest of the family, removing them from China for good.
(d) The new wife refuses to blend with Bak Sook Goong's other wives, causing the first divorce in her family.

5. Which best describes the setting of "On Fathers"?
(a) downtown
(b) the author's yard
(c) a street in Stockton, CA
(d) a farm in rural area

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was used first to keep the holes open in Tang Ao's earlobes?

3. What is the meaning of the word hastening in the opening lines of "On Fathers"?

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

5. How does the woman in "The Ghostmate" get her visitors to stay longer than they intend to?

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