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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 an old Chinese proverb, what do people try to describe by touching one part of it?

2. What is the popular name of legendary heroine Fa Mu Lan?

3. What major event occurs three days before Mark and Karin leave for China?

4. What is the first major hurdle Karin and Mark have to clear in the adoption process?

5. How many wars of foreign aggression has China endured in the past 300 years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unintended consequence could China's single-child policy have as the first generation of only children grows up?

2. Why does Evans write this book?

3. Describe the traffic in Guanzhou at night.

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

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

6. What are some of the things that Karin and Mark are told about Kelly?

7. How do Karin and Mark feel about the rest of their group?

8. Describe the two-tier system of adoption Karin mentions.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is ironic about the packing that Karin and Mark do for their trip to China? Why? How does she feel about it?

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