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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Matters of Life and Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what TV show does Mark say the "soy or milk" formula debate reminds him?
(a) "The Partridge Family."
(b) "The Brady Bunch."
(c) "Leave It to Beaver."
(d) "Little Rascals."

2. In what year does China change to a "one son or two child policy"?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1992.

3. Who is it that parents photograph at one orphanage where they are the first people to pick up the babies?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) The cook.
(c) The groundskeeper.
(d) The doorkeeper.

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

5. What is China's overall ratio of boys to girls in 1998?
(a) 105:100.
(b) 85:100.
(c) 100:100.
(d) 120:100.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the translation of the name given to many girls born into families without sons?

3. Where is China's leader, Jiang Zemin, at the time Karin and Mark fly to China?

4. What is the name of Karin and Mark's new puppy?

5. For what magazine does Jill Smolowe, adoptive mother and writer, work?

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