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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. Which of these is NOT an item mentioned as having been found with an abandoned baby?
(a) A yam.
(b) String bracelets.
(c) A stuffed panda bear.
(d) A bag of rice.

2. Who is Zhang Shuyun?
(a) A Chinese physician.
(b) A Chinese orphanage caretaker.
(c) A Chinese government official.
(d) A Chinese filmmaker.

3. In Adeline Yen Mah's memoir, what does she call a cheap commodity in China?
(a) Rice.
(b) Girls.
(c) Silk.
(d) Tea.

4. In what year does the Law on Protection of Rights and Interests of Women go into effect?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1980.

5. What is the main reason Chinese people cite for the necessity of the population-control policies?
(a) Fear of another famine.
(b) Family stability.
(c) Economic development.
(d) Scarcity of natural resources.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mark and Karin find between their beds in the hotel room?

2. What is printed on the T-shirt Kelly wore from the orphanage?

3. About how many of China's thousand-plus orphanages do adoption agencies have contact with?

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

5. Which of these is NOT a traditional Chinese saying disparaging daughters?

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