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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hundred-Year-Old Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two islands does Kingston suggest her father had gone to before entering America?
(a) Angel Island and Ellis Island
(b) Angel Island and Cuba
(c) Hawaii and Cuba
(d) Ellis Island and Cuba

2. What does Ch'u Yuan decide to do once he accepts that he cannot return home?
(a) Ch'u Yuan jumps in the river and drowns.
(b) Ch'u Yuan prays for with the corrupt world.
(c) Ch'u Yuan tells the river all of his tales.
(d) Ch'u Yuan starts the tradition of wrapping rice in leaves once every year

3. Which of the following indicates that "The Ghostmate" is a fantasy?
(a) mountains rise until the peaks fade from sight
(b) the winds whip up
(c) trees howl and bend to earth
(d) naked drought-dwarfs with one eye on top run for cover

4. How does Kingston refer to "The Adventures of Lo Bun Sun," based on her childhood perspective?
(a) Kingston says that it was very hard to sit through MaMa's reading of this book.
(b) Kingston says that this story was reminiscent of the China Men she saw leaving for Gold Mountain.
(c) Kingston says this is one of the more boring books her mother read to her.
(d) Kingston says that

5. When the fish-and-game wardens and sheriff deputies use dogs to search for the Wild Man, why is their search so short?
(a) The officers are getting bitten by mosquitoes
(b) The dogs find no scent to follow.
(c) The searchers are convinced that no one could live in the swamp.
(d) The officers are sure the sightings are a mass hallucination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does young Kingston believe her grandfathers left behind through the tracks in Stockton?

2. What response does Kingston's oldest brother get from the Filipino and other island natives when he says he is a Chinese American?

3. Who is the narrator in this chapter?

4. What is the last thing the women do to prepare Tang to meet the queen?

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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