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

2. About how long does it take for adoptive parents to move from the first meeting in an adoption agency to meeting their child?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Eighteen months.

3. As of the writing of the book, approximately how many Chinese-born girls are living in the United States?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 220,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 112,000.

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

5. What does the author say the book is for a general audience?
(a) True stories about birth parents.
(b) Her own memoirs.
(c) A way to fill in the blanks of an important human interaction.
(d) A way to tell about the culture from which these Chinese girls came.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a folk tale Karin read, what are adopted children in China sometimes called?

2. In what year does China enact an international adoption law?

3. Which of these is NOT a source of the author's story?

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

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

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