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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is supposedly the cause of the "Mongolian spot" on some Chinese babies?
(a) The Mongolian spot is a bruise left by the doctor during birth of Chinese babies.
(b) The Mongolian spot is the mark of an immortal.
(c) Tu Tzu-chun is kicked in the rear to get him through the birth canal.
(d) The Mongolian spot indicates the child has a disease.
2. How does great grandfather Bak Goong break the rules of silence while working in Sandalwood Mountain?
(a) Bak Goong coughs out Chinese words the masters cannot understand.
(b) Bak Goong talks quietly to himself.
(c) Bak Goong deliberately sings in front of the masters.
(d) Bak Goong sends written notes to other workers.
3. Why do the basketmen stop working in autumn?
(a) The season is a Chinese holiday
(b) The baskets would fall apart because of age
(c) Men do not have the right clothes
(d) The winds are too high to work at high elevation
4. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?
(a) Angel Island and Cuba
(b) Angel Island and Ellis Island
(c) Hawaii and Cuba
(d) Ellis Island and Cuba
5. How do Ed's partners swindle him out of the business?
(a) The partners pocket cash from laundry orders as often as they can.
(b) The partners spend all the profits dancing with women on Saturday nights.
(c) The partners tell him he missed the meeting where they put themselves in charge.
(d) The partners kidnap MaMa for ransom that Ed has to pay.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Ghostmate, what imagery does Kingston use when the main character arrives at the house?
2. What action does Maui take that tells the reader where Hina sleeps?
3. What is the last thing the women do to prepare Tang to meet the queen?
4. How do the women manage to capture Tang Ao?
5. Which details from the text imply that Father is a successful business man?
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