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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through East-West Lives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is China's second sage?
(a) Mencius.
(b) Kublai Khan.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Mao Zedong.

2. What does the author say the book is for a general audience?
(a) A way to fill in the blanks of an important human interaction.
(b) True stories about birth parents.
(c) A way to tell about the culture from which these Chinese girls came.
(d) Her own memoirs.

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

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

5. What is given to all the girls at Ming Quong on Mother's Day?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A doll.
(c) A rose.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the child that will be Karin and Mark's daughter when they receive their referral?

2. From what country does the wave of adoptees come to America in the 1950s?

3. What is the local legend about the founding of Guanzhou?

4. In what year does the government announce its "one-child policy"?

5. What is the literal translation of "shaying tang"?

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