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

2. At one time in history, what is cut into intricate pieces that fit like puzzles so that separated family could find one another?

3. What does the author say the book is for a general audience?

4. Which of these places is NOT mentioned as a new home of a Chinese baby?

5. What is used by midwives to smother newborn baby girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does professor Huang Banghan want to write a book about Chinese-U.S. adoption for Chinese readers?

2. Describe some of the initial policies used by the Chinese government to reduce the birthrate.

3. What does Karin mention about the Cantonese people?

4. Describe the relationship between Kelly and the puppy, Maddy.

5. What are some reasons that Americans have turned more to international adoptions?

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

7. What leads to the famine of 1958-61?

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

9. What does Karin fear about her daughter's future trip to China to search for her roots?

10. How does Karin's view of parenthood differ from Jill Ker Conway's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of this quote by Confucius: "People's original natures are nearly the same. But due to different educations and environments, they grow further and further apart." What does he mean? Is this statement supported or refuted by the author?

Essay Topic 2

What is the story of the red thread and its significance to Chinese adoptees? How does Evans use this story in her own?

Essay Topic 3

What are the circumstances that have led to the wide disparity between the number of girls and boys in Chinese orphanages? Be sure to include both ancient influences and current conditions.

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