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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Women and people of low birth are hard to deal with"?
(a) Mao Zedong.
(b) Mencius.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Jiang Zemin.

2. What is the name of Karin and Mark's new puppy?
(a) Annie.
(b) Chichi.
(c) Maddy.
(d) Kelly.

3. Which of these is NOT an interpretation of Kelly's given Chinese name?
(a) Little Education.
(b) Little Jade.
(c) Slight Change.
(d) Little Flower.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Karin visit far up the Nathan Road?

2. What is the popular name of legendary heroine Fa Mu Lan?

3. What is the most common method used to commit suicide by Chinese rural women?

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 local legend about the founding of Guanzhou?

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