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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 novel does Evans mention as having a character who strangles a newborn girl?
(a) "Oliver Twist," Charles Dickens.
(b) "Memoirs of a Geisha," Arthur Golden.
(c) "The Good Earth," Pearl S. Buck.
(d) "The Pearl," John Steinbeck.

2. What is the period of Mao Zedong's reforms called?
(a) The New Deal.
(b) The Great Leap Forward.
(c) The Mao Dynasty.
(d) The Golden Age.

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

4. What pattern is the quilt on Karin's bed?
(a) Flying Geese.
(b) Wedding Ring.
(c) Log Cabin.
(d) Pinwheel.

5. What is the meaning of "Xiao," the first part of all the little girls' names?
(a) River.
(b) Education.
(c) Jade.
(d) Little.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Chinese girls are flown into the United States every month?

2. What are the "baiji"?

3. What Chinese festival is held in October?

4. From what country are 2500 children adopted in China after World War II?

5. How old is the author's daughter when they adopt her?

(see the answer key)

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