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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - A Beautiful Flower Calls 1994-1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Akha expression for being pregnant?
(a) Living with child.
(b) Coming to a flower.
(c) Coming to a head.
(d) One living under another.

2. What is every woman expected to do after she gives birth?
(a) Clean her whole house to purify it.
(b) Give sacrifices to please the spirits.
(c) Bathe her baby.
(d) Get up and go back to work.

3. A-ma recommends Huang Benyu go to Yiwa to find someone? Who is it?
(a) Laoban-zhang, a scientist.
(b) A tea master named Teacher Laoban.
(c) Laoban-zhang, a tea master.
(d) The Yiwa tribal leader.

4. What news does Li-yan get from Teacher Zhang?
(a) She has been accepted into third-level school.
(b) The third-level school is closed.
(c) She has passed the gaokao.
(d) She missed the opportunity to take the gaokao.

5. What is the order of importance for people in the village?
(a) The headman, grandfathers, fathers, males of any age, women.
(b) Grandparents, parents, male children, female children.
(c) The headman, fathers, mothers, boys, girls.
(d) Father, oldest son, mother, other sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does Li-yan struggle to learn?

2. What was the condition of the infants when they were adopted from the Welfare Institute?

3. Who is the head of the Chinese government?

4. What is the ancient road to Tibet called?

5. How many nights does Li-yan and San-pa's wedding last?

(see the answer key)

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