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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 does Karin bury in her yard?
(a) A carved male figure intended to bring luck in birthing a son.
(b) A baby bootie.
(c) A soapstone Buddha.
(d) A laminated Catholic prayer card.

2. Which of these places is NOT mentioned as a new home of a Chinese baby?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Atlanta.

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

4. What is the local legend about the founding of Guanzhou?
(a) Six cows came from Beijing bearing mulberry tree seeds.
(b) Eight cranes flew in with grains of rice.
(c) Eight muberry trees sprouted spontaneously.
(d) Six goats came from the sky with grains of rice.

5. What do Chinese officials call women who flee their hometowns to give birth?
(a) Baby guerrillas.
(b) Birth smugglers.
(c) Birth vigilantes.
(d) Birth guerrillas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is China's leader, Jiang Zemin, at the time Karin and Mark fly to China?

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

4. Which of these groups is NOT one the author and her husband sought support from?

5. What book does Karin mention is one of her favorites?

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