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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an old Chinese proverb, what do people try to describe by touching one part of it?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A tree.
(c) An airplane.
(d) An elephant.

2. Which other country is NOT mentioned as a frequent home of Chinese adoptees?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) Australia.
(d) Ireland.

3. What does Karin put in the notebook decorated with Chinese characters?
(a) Letters to her future child.
(b) Notes for a writing assignment.
(c) Poetry.
(d) A diary.

4. Where is the author's daughter born?
(a) Taipei.
(b) Szechuan Province.
(c) Pearl River Delta.
(d) Beijing.

5. What is the popular name of legendary heroine Fa Mu Lan?
(a) Mulan.
(b) Lanxi.
(c) Mumu.
(d) Famu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Karin and Mark's new puppy?

2. What is printed on the T-shirt Kelly wore from the orphanage?

3. After a baby is born, what do rural Chinese people bury outside the home if it is a girl, and inside if it is a boy?

4. Who is it that parents photograph at one orphanage where they are the first people to pick up the babies?

5. What is the title of the British documentary about Chinese orphanages?

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