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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. Which of these is NOT an item mentioned as having been found with an abandoned baby?
(a) A bag of rice.
(b) A stuffed panda bear.
(c) A yam.
(d) String bracelets.

2. What is a "shengyu zheng"?
(a) A birth certificate.
(b) A marriage license.
(c) A birth permission paper.
(d) An adoption decree.

3. What is printed on the T-shirt Kelly wore from the orphanage?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Gucci.
(c) Disney World.
(d) Trump's Castle Casino Resort.

4. What is the title of the British documentary about Chinese orphanages?
(a) "Growing Up Orphans."
(b) "China's Lost Children."
(c) "Abandoned and Unloved."
(d) "The Dying Rooms."

5. What is the local legend about the founding of Guanzhou?
(a) Six goats came from the sky with grains of rice.
(b) Six cows came from Beijing bearing mulberry tree seeds.
(c) Eight muberry trees sprouted spontaneously.
(d) Eight cranes flew in with grains of rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used by midwives to smother newborn baby girls?

2. What is a regional delicacy in Guangzhou that Karin is told tastes like peanuts?

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

4. How old is the child that will be Karin and Mark's daughter when they receive their referral?

5. What message does Max give the adoptive parents before they head out to start collecting official permissions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story that Karin has imagined about Kelly's birth mother?

2. What is Karin's conclusion about her baby's mother?

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

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

5. What is a "bicultural identity"?

6. What is SOS Kinderdorf International?

7. What is China's "dark side"?

8. What recent announcement about adoption has been made by President Clinton as Evans is writing her book?

9. What does Karin fear about her daughter's future trip to China to search for her roots?

10. What kinds of things are in Karin's "shrine"?

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