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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After a baby is born, what do rural Chinese people bury outside the home if it is a girl, and inside if it is a boy?

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

5. How many Chinese girls are flown into the United States every month?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main way in which all Chinese adoptees' stories are similar?

2. Why do Karin and Mark want to adopt a child?

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

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

5. What does Karin mention about the Cantonese people?

6. Why do China's leaders push for a population control policy?

7. Why are girls expected to feel lucky just to be alive, particularly during the hardest times?

8. Describe the card Karin and Mark receive from the orphanage where Kelly lived.

9. What do the families have to do on Shamian Island?

10. What is a "bicultural identity"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe China's "one-child policy." Why does it start? Is that an accurate name? How is it enforced?

Essay Topic 2

What are the issues surrounding adoptive children? What are the issues particular to cross-cultural adoption? How can they be addressed?

Essay Topic 3

What are the circumstances that have led to the wide disparity between the number of girls and boys in Chinese orphanages? Be sure to include both ancient influences and current conditions.

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