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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. What does dreaming of a dog on the roof mean?
(a) The dog did not keep out an evil spirit and it is roaming in the village.
(b) The dog is a sign of a stranger coming to the village.
(c) The dog is scared of an evil spirit and climbed on the roof.
(d) The dog is waiting for the new moon.

2. Who is the head of the Chinese government?
(a) The Proletarians.
(b) Chairman Mao.
(c) Deng Xiaoping.
(d) Teacher Zhang.

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

4. What Akha tradition ensures there is no marriage between close relatives?
(a) Consult the ruma.
(b) Recite the Lineage.
(c) Check the village documents.
(d) Marry people from other villages.

5. What happens to Li-yan when she meets San-pa?
(a) She is accused of stealing food.
(b) San-pa teases her because her family is poor.
(c) San-pa becomes her best friend.
(d) He buys her a pancake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final step the village must take to be cleansed from the taboo of the twins?

2. Li-yan's mother is an important woman in the village because she can do what?

3. What does San-pa's mother give Li-yan to symbolize her acceptance?

4. Li-yan has to learn to use an indoor toilet and one other modern convenience. What was it?

5. Why does Huang Benyu come to Li-yan's village?

(see the answer key)

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