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

2. What does Karin think is in the bundle a young woman tries to give her?

3. What is on the necklace Karin buys in the farmers' market?

4. What is a natural ratio of boys to girls at birth?

5. What human tie does Evans call one of the deepest possible?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Karin and Mark deliberately expose Kelly to her heritage?

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

5. Why are the baiji in danger?

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

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

8. Describe three ways in which Evans pictures Chinese adoptees growing up in the United States.

9. What leads to the famine of 1958-61?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the group Families with Children from China so important? What do they do? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the journey Karin and Mark took to become parents, officially, physically, and emotionally.

Essay Topic 3

What is the story of the red thread and its significance to Chinese adoptees? How does Evans use this story in her own?

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