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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kelly's one Cantonese word?

2. Which of these is NOT part of the new playground built at the orphanage where Kelly lived?

3. For what magazine does Jill Smolowe, adoptive mother and writer, work?

4. In what year does China loosen the restrictions demanding that adoptive parents take "special-needs" children?

5. Which of these things is NOT an identifying characteristic of Americans mentioned by May Wong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The state of adoption in China, including which children are adopted, is influenced by many factors. Please name at least three and explain why and how they are influences.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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