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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the child that will be Karin and Mark's daughter when they receive their referral?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

2. Where are Karin and Mark told their daughter was found?
(a) Beside the highway.
(b) Under a bridge.
(c) In a dumpster.
(d) In a market.

3. What is the meaning of "Xiao," the first part of all the little girls' names?
(a) Education.
(b) Jade.
(c) Little.
(d) River.

4. 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 doorkeeper.
(c) The cook.
(d) The groundskeeper.

5. What does Karin think is in the bundle a young woman tries to give her?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Money.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the estimated cost of adopting a child from China?

2. Which other country is NOT mentioned as a frequent home of Chinese adoptees?

3. What is the period of Mao Zedong's reforms called?

4. What does the author say the book is for her daughter?

5. Which of these is NOT a source of the author's story?

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