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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV - The Bird That Stands Out 2007-2008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are at Jin and Li-yan's wedding?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. What does Li-yan's mother name her granddaughter?
(a) Yen-ya.
(b) Yah-ma.
(c) Yan-yeh.
(d) Yan-ma.

3. Ci-teh is the first in Spring Well to get what modern convenience?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) Electricity.
(d) A car.

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

5. What type of water should be used to make tea?
(a) Spring water.
(b) Salt water.
(c) Tap water.
(d) Well water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does San-pa promise Li-yan?

2. Where is Li-yan's baby born?

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

4. According to Akha superstition, what should men do once their wives are five months pregnant?

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

(see the answer key)

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