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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of these is NOT a traditional Chinese saying disparaging daughters?
(a) "Boys are a blessing; girls are a curse."
(b) "When fishing for treasures in the flood, be careful not to pull in girls."
(c) "It is more profitable to raise geese than daughters."
(d) "Girls are maggots in the rice."

3. What novel does Evans mention as having a character who strangles a newborn girl?
(a) "The Good Earth," Pearl S. Buck.
(b) "Oliver Twist," Charles Dickens.
(c) "Memoirs of a Geisha," Arthur Golden.
(d) "The Pearl," John Steinbeck.

4. What character does Mark name as his ideal father?
(a) Mr. Bennett, "Pride and Prejudice."
(b) Dr. Huxtable, "The Cosby Show."
(c) Atticus Finch, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
(d) Daddy Warbucks, "Annie."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Women and people of low birth are hard to deal with"?

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

3. What American icon does Karin see painted on trashcans in Guanzhou?

4. How old is the child that will be Karin and Mark's daughter when they receive their referral?

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

(see the answer key)

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