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

Open-Ended Questions

1. What makes Garzu’s marriage so unique?

Answer: Garzu has four husbands, and they are biological brothers: Narende, Rukum, Jiangchatang, and Talaxin, who is currently working in Nepal.

Justification: 原文說「她叫加爾祖，一共有四位丈夫。關鍵是他們還是親兄弟」，接著介紹大哥、二哥、四弟和去尼泊爾打工的三弟。
2. What does Garzu think of her marriage?

Answer: Garzu does not see the marriage as a restriction. Instead, she considers marrying the four brothers to be her ideal marriage.

Justification: 原文指出，加爾祖反而覺得嫁給四兄弟為妻「並不是束縛，而是理想中的婚姻」。
3. What is Garzu’s life like after the marriage?

Answer: Garzu lives in a large extended household with her four husbands, parents-in-law, and four children. The family is organized around shared roles, with Narende as the household head and the elders still helping manage family affairs.

Justification: 原文說寧巴人的家庭通常有十來口人；加爾祖除了四位丈夫，還和公婆住在一起，並有四個孩子。公婆操持大家庭，納倫德也是這個家的大家長。

1. What makes Garzu’s marriage so unique?

✅ A. She married four biological brothers.

B. She married outside her village.

C. She married without family approval.

D. She married after moving to Nepal.

Justification: 原文一開始說明加爾祖有四位丈夫，而且「關鍵是他們還是親兄弟」，這正是她婚姻最特殊的地方。

2. How was the marriage initially arranged?

✅ A. Narende contacted Garzu’s parents.

B. Village elders ordered the marriage.

C. Rukum negotiated with her family.

D. Officials approved it in writing.

Justification: 原文指出，當年正是大哥納倫德主動與加爾祖的父母牽線，敲定了這門親事；同時，這個決定也與家裡兄弟商量過。

3. What does Garzu think of her marriage?

✅ A. She sees it as an ideal marriage.

B. She views it as a temporary duty.

C. She considers it a family burden.

D. She treats it as a public custom.

Justification: 文中明確對比外人的想法與加爾祖自己的看法：外人以為這樣的婚姻不會幸福，但她認為這不是束縛，而是理想中的婚姻。