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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. Why are twins the worst taboo in Akha culture?
(a) Only animals give birth to litters.
(b) Families are only allowed one child at a time.
(c) Twins are too expensive to raise.
(d) Twins are a bad omen.

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

3. What is the final step the village must take to be cleansed from the taboo of the twins?
(a) Abstain from food and water for 24 hours.
(b) Offer sacrifices for 12 days.
(c) Follow a 12-day ceremonial abstinence.
(d) Chant every night for a week.

4. Before the tea trade, Yunnan were called tu, which meant backward. After Pu'er tea rose in value, what did tu mean?
(a) It meant source of pure tea.
(b) It referred to the quality of the tea.
(c) It represented new wealth.
(d) It meant untouched by the evils of civilization.

5. Who does Li-yan find sitting outside the Social Welfare Institute?
(a) San-pa.
(b) A-ma.
(c) Ci-teh.
(d) Deh-ja.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Swing Festival, what are Akha boys and girls allowed to do?

2. What does Haley say to her friends in the note she writes?

3. What does A-ma call her daughter?

4. Why does Li-yan lie about her dream?

5. When Mrs. Chang asks Li-yan to meet her son, what is Li-yan's response?

(see the answer key)

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