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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Through the Chinese Looking Glass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbols does Karin's father use to represent people on his family tree?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Apples.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Flowers.

2. How many wars of foreign aggression has China endured in the past 300 years?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What major news magazine runs a cover story on genealogy in 1999?
(a) "Newsweek."
(b) "U.S. News & World Report."
(c) "Time."
(d) The "New York Times" magazine.

4. What is the name of the magazine founded by Xie Lihua?
(a) "Rural Women Knowing All."
(b) "Urban Chinese Living."
(c) "Chinese Woman."
(d) "Living Female in China."

5. In what year does the government announce its "one-child policy"?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Karin when she has her first brush with the reality of her child not resembling her physically?

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

3. What is the translation of the name given to many girls born into families without sons?

4. At one time in history, what is cut into intricate pieces that fit like puzzles so that separated family could find one another?

5. What is "jook"?

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