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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to baby Yan-yeh aboard the airplane taking her to America?
(a) She stopped breathing and turned blue.
(b) She cried all the way to America.
(c) She passed out from lack of food.
(d) She rolled over for the first time.

2. According to Akha superstition, what should men do once their wives are five months pregnant?
(a) Do not shave or cut their hair.
(b) Do not bathe.
(c) Do not leave the village.
(d) Do not climb a tree.

3. Where do boys and girls go to be alone during Swing Festival?
(a) The Tea Grove.
(b) The Spirit Gate.
(c) The Sacred Well.
(d) The Flower Room.

4. What is the result of artificially fermenting the tea?
(a) The tea is terrible.
(b) The tea is too bitter.
(c) The tea is perfect.
(d) The tea rots too fast.

5. Why do San-pa and Li-yan have to be careful where they cross into Thailand?
(a) They have to meet San-pa's employer.
(b) They don't want to pay taxes.
(c) They have no official papers.
(d) The terrain is very dangerous.

6. What does A-ma call her daughter?
(a) Girl.
(b) Li-yan.
(c) No name.
(d) Only Sister.

7. What does A-ma give Li-yan for her headdress?
(a) Colored pom-poms.
(b) Three charms.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Silver bells.

8. What is the one good omen when Deh-ja goes into labor?
(a) It is Rat Day.
(b) It is the season of spirits.
(c) It is the day of sacrifice.
(d) It is raining.

9. What is the name of San-pa's home village?
(a) Shadow of the Mountain.
(b) Shelter of Shade.
(c) Dark Shadows.
(d) Shelter Shadow.

10. According to Akha tradition, what must a baby do before it is truly born?
(a) Be passed around to every woman in the room.
(b) Grab its mother's finger.
(c) Roll over.
(d) Cry three times.

11. How many days does it take to complete San-pa and Li-yan's wedding ceremony in Spring Well?
(a) 3 nights.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 cycle.

12. What is the ancient road to Tibet called?
(a) The Pu'er Trail.
(b) Golden Tea Road.
(c) Tea Horse Road.
(d) Road to Tibet.

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

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

15. From what foreign country is Huang Benyu?
(a) Siam.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Burma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the Chinese government?

2. What does Li-yan witness that changes her "irreversibly" (35)?

3. Who does Ci-teh marry?

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

5. What tragic event happened in A-ma's tea garden?

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