Answer Key — 走进宁巴人的生活（Inside the Life of the Ningba People）

Open-Ended Questions

1. How did Jiangchatang’s understanding of Garzu change as he grew older?

Answer: As a child, Jiangchatang saw Garzu as a second mother. After he grew up and understood Ningba custom, he recognized that Garzu was also his wife and that he, like his older brothers, was one of the children’s fathers.

Justification: 原文說江查唐三歲時只把加爾祖當第二個媽媽；後來長大並懂了寧巴人的規矩，才明白加爾祖對他的意義，現在也和三個哥哥一樣成為加爾祖的丈夫和孩子們的爸爸。
2. What makes the polyandrous family arrangement function normally?

Answer: The arrangement works because the brothers avoid crowding together, each person takes responsibility for his own role, and the family follows a shared cultural understanding passed down through generations.

Justification: 原文說兄弟四人盡量不會擠在一個屋裡，每個人都認領自己的那份責任，互不干擾、各自擔當，這是一種代代相傳的默契和文化本分。
3. How does the author present Garzu’s role in maintaining family harmony?

Answer: The author presents Garzu as the family’s backbone and stabilizing force. She tries to treat each husband fairly and helps keep the household harmonious and stable.

Justification: 原文把加爾祖稱為這個家的主心骨、家族富足與力量的源泉，並說她用看不見的手把一家人的日子調得和睦安穩。

1. What is Jiangchatang’s current role outside the village?

✅ A. He works as a visa officer.

B. He manages a mountain farm.

C. He serves as a temple guard.

D. He studies at a monastery.

Justification: 原文說江查唐目前在辛里克特區政府裡做簽證官，每月領固定薪水。

2. How do family members manage daily life?

✅ A. They divide responsibilities among themselves.

B. They compete for control of property.

C. They rely mainly on outside workers.

D. They avoid contact during winter.

Justification: 原文說每個人都認領自己的那份責任，互不干擾，各自擔當，說明家庭成員靠分擔責任來管理日常生活。

3. What image best captures Garzu’s role?

A. A passive guest in the household

B. A symbol of family disorder

✅ C. A stabilizing center of the family

D. A worker sent by the government

Justification: 作者把加爾祖描寫成主心骨、家族富足與力量的源泉和廟宇的守護者，最能體現她是家庭的穩定中心。