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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. Who is China's second sage?
(a) Mencius.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Mao Zedong.
(d) Kublai Khan.

2. Which of these is NOT an item mentioned as having been found with an abandoned baby?
(a) A stuffed panda bear.
(b) A yam.
(c) A bag of rice.
(d) String bracelets.

3. In Adeline Yen Mah's memoir, what does she call a cheap commodity in China?
(a) Tea.
(b) Rice.
(c) Girls.
(d) Silk.

4. What is a "hutang"?
(a) An old, walled Chinese neighborhood.
(b) A popular stuffed infant toy in China.
(c) A small meal including tea and crackers.
(d) A Chinese dumpling dish.

5. What is an "iron rice bowl"?
(a) Rural China.
(b) A type of food-stamp program.
(c) Long-term job security.
(d) A popular set of dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the child that will be Karin and Mark's daughter when they receive their referral?

2. What is a natural ratio of boys to girls at birth?

3. What does Karin put in the notebook decorated with Chinese characters?

4. In what year does China change to a "one son or two child policy"?

5. What leader celebrated the idea of "glorious mothers having more babies"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the phrase, "Heavy pressures that are difficult to explain"?

2. At the time Karin and Mark are adopting, what is the state of Chinese women's reproductive lives?

3. Why do Karin and Mark want to adopt a child?

4. Describe three ways in which Evans pictures Chinese adoptees growing up in the United States.

5. What is Qigong?

6. What do the families have to do on Shamian Island?

7. Why does Evans doubt the appropriateness of using the word "abandonment" so often in reference to Chinese babies?

8. What recent announcement about adoption has been made by President Clinton as Evans is writing her book?

9. Why are girls expected to feel lucky just to be alive, particularly during the hardest times?

10. Describe the traffic in Guanzhou at night.

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