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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a source of the author's story?
(a) Her child's birth mother.
(b) Chinese citizens.
(c) Demographers.
(d) Anthropologists.

2. Where are Karin and Mark told their daughter was found?
(a) In a dumpster.
(b) Beside the highway.
(c) In a market.
(d) Under a bridge.

3. What is Jiang Xiao Yu holding when she meets her parents?
(a) A stuffed bear.
(b) A green cup.
(c) A blue block.
(d) A baby doll.

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

5. What major event occurs three days before Mark and Karin leave for China?
(a) Mark's brother's wedding.
(b) Karin's father's funeral.
(c) Mark and Karin close on a new house.
(d) Mark is promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the common name of the system that favors boys over girls?

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

3. What is the first glimpse Karin and Mark get of their baby?

4. In ancient times, what is the other meaning for the Chinese character for "wife"?

5. Where is the author's daughter born?

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