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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Light of the Autumn Moon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what internationally famous restaurant does the group of adopting parents eat after getting the babies?
(a) Kentucky Fried Chicken.
(b) House of Blues.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Hard Rock Cafe.

2. What does the author say the book is for her daughter?
(a) A story about her birth parents.
(b) A way to fill in the blanks of an important human interaction.
(c) A way to tell her about the culture from which she came.
(d) Her own memoirs.

3. What is the name of the ship Karin watches sail under the Golden Gate Bridge?
(a) Paper Moon.
(b) Chinese Buddha.
(c) China Doll.
(d) China Moon.

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

5. What is the translation of the name given to many girls born into families without sons?
(a) "Treasured one."
(b) "Not a boy."
(c) "Bring a little brother."
(d) "Extra mouth."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT an interpretation of Kelly's given Chinese name?

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

3. Which of these things is ranked as least important in a national survey of parents of adopted Chinese children?

4. Which of these is NOT a traditional Chinese saying disparaging daughters?

5. What is Kelly's one Cantonese word?

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