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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV - The Bird That Stands Out 2007-2008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does A-ma give Li-yan for her headdress?
(a) Ribbons.
(b) Silver bells.
(c) Three charms.
(d) Colored pom-poms.

2. What does the nima rub on Li-yan and Ci-teh's foreheads before he starts his ceremony?
(a) Yellow powder.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Animal fat.
(d) Soot.

3. What happened to baby Yan-yeh aboard the airplane taking her to America?
(a) She stopped breathing and turned blue.
(b) She passed out from lack of food.
(c) She cried all the way to America.
(d) She rolled over for the first time.

4. What is Jin's business?
(a) Recycling paper into boxes.
(b) Recycling aluminum cans.
(c) Collecting garbage.
(d) Tea broker.

5. In what month is the Swing Festival?
(a) September.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Akha tradition ensures there is no marriage between close relatives?

2. What aphorism does Li-yan recite to Deh-ja when she finds her at the Social Welfare Institute?

3. What work practice surprises Li-yan?

4. Where does Jin propose to Li-yan?

5. What news does Li-yan get from Teacher Zhang?

(see the answer key)

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