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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is inside of Hina that holds immortality for humanity?
(a) heart
(b) eyes
(c) baby
(d) liver

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

3. Why do the basketmen stop working in autumn?
(a) The winds are too high to work at high elevation
(b) The season is a Chinese holiday
(c) Men do not have the right clothes
(d) The baskets would fall apart because of age

4. What condition does the monk set on what Tu Tzu-chun can do during his illusions?
(a) Tu Tzu-chun must rescue his loved ones from the illusions.
(b) Tu Tzu-chun must avoid the kick from a god.
(c) Tu Tzu-chun cannot move while watching the illusions.
(d) Tu Tzu-chun cannot speak or scream during the test.

5. Which of the following from "The Ghostmate" shows that the young man is feeling guilty about not returning to his family?
(a) Instead he feeds like a zoo animal.
(b) The young husband should have hinted for some leftovers to bring home.
(c) His wife would enjoy hearing about his lucky night.
(d) He asks, "Do you live alone?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Maui instructs all the living creatures on Earth to do in order to accomplish his goal?

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

3. Why does the young man enter the house of the young widow?

4. What is the significance of the court case, Chae Chan Ping v. The United States?

5. To what does this simile refer: "Sap ran from its cuts like crying blind eyes"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how prior knowledge or a similar experience can help a reader understand the events that occur in "On Fathers."

2. Describe how the author uses personification in "The Great Grandfather from the Sandalwood Mountains." Give examples from the text.

3. How do the Chinese workers organize a strike against the railroad company without the "white demons" finding out?

4. What is the purpose for making Tang Ao's capture so easy it could be done by women?

5. Explain how the author uses foreshadowing in the first two lines of "On Mortality."

6. Describe the basis of the queue tax.

7. Explain the irony of Maui the Trickster' s demise in "On Mortality Again."

8. Do you think this chapter "On Fathers" takes place in China or in America? Give reasons for your choice, citing examples from the text.

9. Identify and describe two historical allusions Kingston makes in "The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains."

10. Evaluate the methods Kingston uses to reveal the passage of time while Ah Goong is working in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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