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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the period of Mao Zedong's reforms called?
(a) The Great Leap Forward.
(b) The Golden Age.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) The Mao Dynasty.

2. What is the common name of the system that favors boys over girls?
(a) "Chosen boys."
(b) "Boy preference."
(c) "Daughter disappointment."
(d) "Son preference."

3. What message does Max give the adoptive parents before they head out to start collecting official permissions?
(a) "Show no emotion."
(b) "Do not speak unless spoken to."
(c) "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
(d) "Make yourself a joy to deal with."

4. In what year does China enact an international adoption law?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1987.

5. What is used by midwives to smother newborn baby girls?
(a) The midwife's hand.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Ashes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What human tie does Evans call one of the deepest possible?

2. What is the estimated cost of adopting a child from China?

3. In Adeline Yen Mah's memoir, what does she call a cheap commodity in China?

4. During what dynasty is China's family system based on male lineage first laid out?

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

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