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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author refer to other girls adopted from China?
(a) "The Lost Generation."
(b) "Chinese Pearls."
(c) "Chinese Flowers."
(d) Her daughter's "sisters."

2. Which of these groups is NOT one the author and her husband sought support from?
(a) Other adoptive parents.
(b) The clergy.
(c) Friends.
(d) Their families.

3. During what dynasty is China's family system based on male lineage first laid out?
(a) Han.
(b) Qin.
(c) Ming.
(d) Song.

4. What are the "baiji"?
(a) White whales.
(b) White cranes.
(c) White dolphins.
(d) White goats.

5. Into what city do Karin and Mark fly first?
(a) Guanzhou.
(b) Taipei.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Beijing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Karin live in her early journalistic career?

3. What message does Max give the adoptive parents before they head out to start collecting official permissions?

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

5. Where is the author's daughter born?

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