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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. What does it mean when the street vendors call "you liangge yo-o-o"?
(a) "There are two of them!"
(b) "Tourists!"
(c) "They are blond!"
(d) "Look, Americans!"

2. How many wars of foreign aggression has China endured in the past 300 years?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. Which of these is NOT part of the new playground built at the orphanage where Kelly lived?
(a) Swings.
(b) A sandbox.
(c) A Mickey Mouse ride.
(d) A slide.

4. What is used by midwives to smother newborn baby girls?
(a) A blanket.
(b) The midwife's hand.
(c) A pillow.
(d) Ashes.

5. What does Karin bury in her yard?
(a) A laminated Catholic prayer card.
(b) A carved male figure intended to bring luck in birthing a son.
(c) A soapstone Buddha.
(d) A baby bootie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character does Mark name as his ideal father?

2. After a baby is born, what do rural Chinese people bury outside the home if it is a girl, and inside if it is a boy?

3. In ancient times, what is the other meaning for the Chinese character for "wife"?

4. What does Karin put in the notebook decorated with Chinese characters?

5. What is the name of the ship Karin watches sail under the Golden Gate Bridge?

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