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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From what foreign country is Huang Benyu?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Siam.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Burma.
2. What is the celebration Li-yan's family hosts during her wedding?
(a) Adorn the Headdress.
(b) Fill the Carry Basket.
(c) Tea Harvesting.
(d) The Pig Sacrifice.
3. What does Deh-ja have to do in order to rid her house of evil spirits?
(a) Pray to her ancestors.
(b) Make a food offering to the spirits.
(c) Sweep every corner of the room.
(d) Chant.
4. Why are twins the worst taboo in Akha culture?
(a) Families are only allowed one child at a time.
(b) Twins are too expensive to raise.
(c) Only animals give birth to litters.
(d) Twins are a bad omen.
5. What is the name of Li-yan's village?
(a) Sacred Spring.
(b) Well Spring.
(c) Pure Well.
(d) Spring Well.
6. What taboo does San-pa commit when leaving the village?
(a) He argues with A-ba.
(b) He doesn't bow to A-ma.
(c) He spits on the ground.
(d) He backs into the spirit gate.
7. What is the result of artificially fermenting the tea?
(a) The tea is perfect.
(b) The tea rots too fast.
(c) The tea is terrible.
(d) The tea is too bitter.
8. What does Li-yan give Teacher Zhang as a gift of respect?
(a) A chicken.
(b) Rice.
(c) Tea.
(d) A glass jar.
9. What happened to baby Yan-yeh aboard the airplane taking her to America?
(a) She cried all the way to America.
(b) She stopped breathing and turned blue.
(c) She passed out from lack of food.
(d) She rolled over for the first time.
10. When Li-yan finds San-pa sleeping in the street at Menghai, what does she realize he has taken?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Whiskey.
11. How many days are in one Akha cycle of days?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.
12. How many nights does Li-yan and San-pa's wedding last?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.
13. Who comes to the village with Mr. Huang?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) Another tea buyer.
(d) His daughter.
14. What does Li-yan witness that changes her "irreversibly" (35)?
(a) Deh-ja having a baby.
(b) Her mother killing a chicken.
(c) A fight between Akha men.
(d) The way twins are treated according to Akha Law.
15. Where do boys and girls go to be alone during Swing Festival?
(a) The Sacred Well.
(b) The Tea Grove.
(c) The Spirit Gate.
(d) The Flower Room.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Ci-teh marry?
2. What news does Li-yan get from Teacher Zhang?
3. In what month is the Swing Festival?
4. What is every woman expected to do after she gives birth?
5. Why does San-pa get into trouble the day he meets Li-yan?
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