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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. Where is the author's daughter born?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Szechuan Province.
(c) Pearl River Delta.
(d) Taipei.

2. What is the estimated cost of adopting a child from China?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $15,000.

3. What is the title of the British documentary about Chinese orphanages?
(a) "The Dying Rooms."
(b) "China's Lost Children."
(c) "Abandoned and Unloved."
(d) "Growing Up Orphans."

4. In an old Chinese proverb, what do people try to describe by touching one part of it?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) An airplane.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Chinese girls are flown into the United States every month?

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

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

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

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