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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. How old is the author's daughter when they adopt her?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) One day.

2. 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.

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

4. What American icon does Karin see painted on trashcans in Guanzhou?
(a) The Golden Arches.
(b) The Kentucky Fried Colonel.
(c) Barney.
(d) Wendy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what major newspaper is Julia Ming Gale's story told in 1996?

3. What is the number of people in China the government admitted was too poor to afford clothes and food?

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

5. Who says, "Women and people of low birth are hard to deal with"?

(see the answer key)

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