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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the Chinese government's strict population-control policy go into effect?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1977.
(d) 2002.

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

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

4. What is a regional delicacy in Guangzhou that Karin is told tastes like peanuts?
(a) Fried moths.
(b) Fried mulberry leaves.
(c) Fried silkworms.
(d) Fried grasshoppers.

5. What is the translation of the name given to many girls born into families without sons?
(a) "Treasured one."
(b) "Bring a little brother."
(c) "Extra mouth."
(d) "Not a boy."

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Evans mention as having a character who strangles a newborn girl?

2. What does the author say the book is for a general audience?

3. What are the "baiji"?

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

5. Of what TV show does Mark say the "soy or milk" formula debate reminds him?

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