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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Journey to the East.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a folk tale Karin read, what are adopted children in China sometimes called?
(a) Mulberry wasps.
(b) Children of the wasps.
(c) Boll worm babies.
(d) Children of the mulberry bug.

2. How old is the author's daughter when they adopt her?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) One day.

3. What is the first major hurdle Karin and Mark have to clear in the adoption process?
(a) Passing a home study by a social worker.
(b) FBI fingerprinting.
(c) Clearance from the INS.
(d) A credit check.

4. In what year does China enact an international adoption law?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1990.

5. What is the name of the ship Karin watches sail under the Golden Gate Bridge?
(a) China Doll.
(b) Paper Moon.
(c) Chinese Buddha.
(d) China Moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. As of the writing of the book, approximately how many Chinese-born girls are living in the United States?

2. How does the author refer to other girls adopted from China?

3. Which of these is NOT mentioned as a place where babies are abandoned?

4. What unusual circumstances involving Chinese adoption exists in one Southern family?

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

(see the answer key)

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