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

2. In what year does China change to a "one son or two child policy"?

3. What is the main reason Chinese people cite for the necessity of the population-control policies?

4. Which of these is NOT an interpretation of Kelly's given Chinese name?

5. What is the meaning of the surname "Jiang," given to the babies at Kelly's orphanage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interesting information does Karin learn about the population-control policy on the riverboat cruise they take?

2. How does Karin's view of parenthood differ from Jill Ker Conway's?

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

4. What is the practical side of the Confucian family system that so heavily favors sons?

5. Why does Evans write this book?

6. What are working conditions like in China?

7. What is the mission of Families with Children from China?

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

9. What is, in Evans' mind, the most important finding to come out of a study on infant abandonment in China?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of this quote by Confucius: "People's original natures are nearly the same. But due to different educations and environments, they grow further and further apart." What does he mean? Is this statement supported or refuted by the author?

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolism of the comparison that Karin makes between her baby's footprint and the place of her birth?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the differences between Chinese and American culture as seen by a Chinese-American visiting China. Do you think Evans believes one is better than the other? Why or why not?

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