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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what city do Karin and Mark fly first?
(a) Guanzhou.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Taipei.
(d) Hong Kong.

2. Which of these groups is NOT one the author and her husband sought support from?
(a) Their families.
(b) Friends.
(c) Other adoptive parents.
(d) The clergy.

3. When does the Chinese government's strict population-control policy go into effect?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1993.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1977.

4. How many people are estimated to have died during the disaster that occurred in the late 1950s?
(a) 30 million.
(b) 300 million.
(c) 13 million.
(d) 3 million.

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

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

7. What is on the necklace Karin buys in the farmers' market?
(a) A jade star.
(b) A silver heart.
(c) A silver Buddha.
(d) A jade Buddha.

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

9. In ancient times, what is the other meaning for the Chinese character for "wife"?
(a) "Equal."
(b) "Lesser."
(c) "Goddess."
(d) "Woman."

10. Which other country is NOT mentioned as a frequent home of Chinese adoptees?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Australia.

11. What does Karin think is in the bundle a young woman tries to give her?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A baby.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Money.

12. What do Chinese officials call women who flee their hometowns to give birth?
(a) Birth vigilantes.
(b) Birth guerrillas.
(c) Baby guerrillas.
(d) Birth smugglers.

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

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

15. Which of these places is NOT mentioned as a new home of a Chinese baby?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Boston.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Adeline Yen Mah's memoir, what does she call a cheap commodity in China?

2. As of the writing of the book, approximately how many Chinese-born girls are living in the United States?

3. Who is it that parents photograph at one orphanage where they are the first people to pick up the babies?

4. What is the main reason Chinese people cite for the necessity of the population-control policies?

5. About how long does it take for adoptive parents to move from the first meeting in an adoption agency to meeting their child?

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