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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 practice does Karin take up to help her de-stress?
(a) Pilates.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Tai chi.
(d) Qigong.

2. Where is China's leader, Jiang Zemin, at the time Karin and Mark fly to China?
(a) England.
(b) In the United States.
(c) Guanzhou.
(d) Hong Kong.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the local legend about the founding of Guanzhou?

2. What novel does Evans mention as having a character who strangles a newborn girl?

3. What is the common name of the system that favors boys over girls?

4. What is the title of the British documentary about Chinese orphanages?

5. What unusual circumstances involving Chinese adoption exists in one Southern family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does May Wong see as the biggest difference between Chinese and American cultures?

3. Why does Evans doubt the appropriateness of using the word "abandonment" so often in reference to Chinese babies?

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

5. What are some of the recommendations on packing for China that Karin and Mark choose not to use?

6. What is Qigong?

7. Describe the relationship between Kelly and the puppy, Maddy.

8. How do Karin and her daughter spend their first afternoon together?

9. What does Karin find in the middle of the night that is symbolic of her search for clues about her daughter's birth mother?

10. Describe Karin and Mark's first moments with their daughter.

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