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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - A Beautiful Flower Calls 1994-1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is considered proper conduct for a pregnant woman?
(a) Be shy and stand at an angle so her stomach looks small.
(b) Announce they are pregnant to the village.
(c) Go home to her parents until the baby is born.
(d) Attach a special charm to their headdress.

2. What is the precious dowry Li-yan will bring to her marriage?
(a) The herbs and medicines her mother uses.
(b) Pigs and chickens.
(c) A tea grove passed down through the women in her mother's family.
(d) A house her father will build.

3. Where does Li-yan meet San-pa?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) At the tea collection station.
(c) At the spirit gate.
(d) Picking tea leaves.

4. What two gifts does A-ma give her granddaughter?
(a) A cap and a charm.
(b) A name and a tea cake.
(c) A name and a cap.
(d) A tea cake and a knife.

5. Even though San-pa promises he will be a good husband, what does A-ma still think of him?
(a) He is not a tea grower.
(b) He is the pancake stealer.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He is not Akha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Li-yan's village?

2. What type of love songs do the Akha sing?

3. What does Li-yan eat that keeps her feeling full?

4. Who comes to the village with Mr. Huang?

5. What type of tea is Mr. Huang looking for?

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