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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an "iron rice bowl"?
(a) Long-term job security.
(b) Rural China.
(c) A type of food-stamp program.
(d) A popular set of dishes.

2. What is the common name of the system that favors boys over girls?
(a) "Chosen boys."
(b) "Daughter disappointment."
(c) "Boy preference."
(d) "Son preference."

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

4. What is the estimated cost of adopting a child from China?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $5,000.

5. What is the main reason Chinese people cite for the necessity of the population-control policies?
(a) Scarcity of natural resources.
(b) Fear of another famine.
(c) Economic development.
(d) Family stability.

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

7. Which of these is NOT mentioned as a place where babies are abandoned?
(a) Schools.
(b) Along roads.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Railroad stations.

8. What does Karin bury in her yard?
(a) A laminated Catholic prayer card.
(b) A carved male figure intended to bring luck in birthing a son.
(c) A soapstone Buddha.
(d) A baby bootie.

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

10. In what year does the Law on Protection of Rights and Interests of Women go into effect?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1992.

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

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

13. What is Jiang Xiao Yu holding when she meets her parents?
(a) A stuffed bear.
(b) A green cup.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) A blue block.

14. Which of these is NOT a traditional Chinese saying disparaging daughters?
(a) "Boys are a blessing; girls are a curse."
(b) "When fishing for treasures in the flood, be careful not to pull in girls."
(c) "It is more profitable to raise geese than daughters."
(d) "Girls are maggots in the rice."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. During what dynasty is China's family system based on male lineage first laid out?

4. Where is China's leader, Jiang Zemin, at the time Karin and Mark fly to China?

5. In what year does the government announce its "one-child policy"?

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