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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does it mean when the street vendors call "you liangge yo-o-o"?
(a) "They are blond!"
(b) "Look, Americans!"
(c) "There are two of them!"
(d) "Tourists!"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these is NOT mentioned as a place where babies are abandoned?

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

4. In an old Chinese proverb, what do people try to describe by touching one part of it?

5. What practice does Karin take up to help her de-stress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the experience Mark and Karin had at the local dog pound.

2. Why does Evans praise the Chinese state for its adoption program?

3. What attempts are made during the Mao Zedong era to improve the lives of women?

4. What is the ancient Chinese proverb that Evans references?

5. What is the significance of the phrase, "Heavy pressures that are difficult to explain"?

6. Why does professor Huang Banghan want to write a book about Chinese-U.S. adoption for Chinese readers?

7. Describe some of the initial policies used by the Chinese government to reduce the birthrate.

8. Why do the backgrounds of many Chinese adoptees remain so unclear?

9. What is Qigong?

10. What are Karin's feelings toward Max?

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