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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Outside World 1996-2006.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Li-yan is surprised by the changes to what village?
(a) Spring Well.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Bamboo Forest.
(d) Menghai.

2. What two characters promise to be friends forever?
(a) Li-yan and San-pa.
(b) Li-yan and Ci-teh.
(c) Li-yan and First Sister-in-law.
(d) Ci-teh and San-pa.

3. What is the celebration Li-yan's family hosts during her wedding?
(a) The Pig Sacrifice.
(b) Adorn the Headdress.
(c) Fill the Carry Basket.
(d) Tea Harvesting.

4. What is considered proper conduct for a pregnant woman?
(a) Attach a special charm to their headdress.
(b) Be shy and stand at an angle so her stomach looks small.
(c) Announce they are pregnant to the village.
(d) Go home to her parents until the baby is born.

5. What is the precious dowry Li-yan will bring to her marriage?
(a) The herbs and medicines her mother uses.
(b) Pigs and chickens.
(c) A house her father will build.
(d) A tea grove passed down through the women in her mother's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tea Master Sun pour water over the tea leaves and then pour the water out?

2. Who is the head of the Chinese government?

3. What type of love songs do the Akha sing?

4. What happens to Ci-do and Deh-ja as a result of having twins?

5. What does Li-yan eat that keeps her feeling full?

(see the answer key)

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