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

Short Answer Questions

1. What pattern is the quilt on Karin's bed?

2. Who is Zhang Shuyun?

3. What Chinese festival is held in October?

4. What famous novelist founds the first international adoption agency in the United States?

5. What award does "The Dying Rooms" win?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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