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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what TV show does Mark say the "soy or milk" formula debate reminds him?
(a) "The Partridge Family."
(b) "Little Rascals."
(c) "Leave It to Beaver."
(d) "The Brady Bunch."

2. What book does Karin mention is one of her favorites?
(a) "Of Mice and Men," John Steinbeck.
(b) "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) "Look Homeward Angel," Thomas Wolfe.
(d) "Jane Eyre," Charlotte Bronte.

3. How many Chinese girls are flown into the United States every month?
(a) 75.
(b) 125.
(c) 350.
(d) 500.

4. Who is it that parents photograph at one orphanage where they are the first people to pick up the babies?
(a) The cook.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) The groundskeeper.
(d) The doorkeeper.

5. What is the name of Karin and Mark's new puppy?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Chichi.
(c) Maddy.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Karin visit far up the Nathan Road?

2. What is the translation of the name given to many girls born into families without sons?

3. What does Karin bury in her yard?

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

5. What is the number of people in China the government admitted was too poor to afford clothes and food?

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