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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which statement best describes Kingston's attitude toward the Communists?
2. What amount of pay is given to the Chinese workers in Hawaii for working in the cane fields?
3. Where do the mandarins seeking gold land their ship?
4. To what city does the Filipino king send the mandarins to begin their search for the golden needle?
5. For whom do the Juneau citizens hold the largest funeral Alaska ever sees?
Short Essay Questions
1. Compare the Alaskan Driving Out with the California Driving Out of China Men.
2. Describe the experience of the AJA's (Americans of Japanese Ancestry) during World War II, using only details from Kingston's retelling of her memories and the stories she heard as a child.
3. What is the significance of Kingston's modern Auntie's marriage to I Fu?
4. Compare and contrast grandfather Ah Goong's experiences during the Driving Out with those that took place in Alaska according to Kingston's narrative.
5. Describe the relationship between Father and the owner of the Gambling House.
6. What is the significance of the last line in "The Hundred-Year-Old Man"?
7. At the end of the story about Kau and Great Aunt, Kingston writes that the Great Aunt's return to Red China is a clue that the country of their heritage is not as bad as the stories imply. What does this reveal to the reader about the narrator and her understanding of Communist China?
8. How does Kingston give the reader information about the Communist Revolution and the later wars? Include details about her brother's experience in the Navy as a pacifist.
9. Explain why the people that meet Li Sao realize too late that he is the last righteous human being. What do the people do to get Li Sao to return to Earth? What are the results of the people's attempts?
10. How does the Wild Man end up in a Tampa Hospital for the insane? Tell what happens once he is there.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the meaning of Diaspora. Explain how a Diaspora of the China Men occurred in the United State. Find other examples of Diaspora events in history, such as the Jewish Diaspora of ancient times. Write a persuasive essay that defends or denies the practice of Diaspora. Include details you discovered during your research as well as details from the description of the Driving Out of Chinese immigrants in China Men.
Essay Topic 2
Write a book review of Maxine Hong Kingston's novel China Men. Briefly summarize the plot line in the story, and then describe Kingston's approach to the subject as an author. Finally, tell whether you would recommend this book to someone else. Explain your recommendation to your reader.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the traditions associated with Chinese arranged marriages. What is the purpose for the "wailing bride"? How are the customs different for the bride's family and the groom's family? What is the bride expected to do when she sees her groom for the first time? What do these actions imply about the bride's role in her marriage?
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