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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Nicole’s parents try for a pregnancy before they adopted her?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. What circumstance made Nicole hesitant to look for her birth parents during high school?
(a) Her family moved a lot.
(b) Her parents had marital troubles.
(c) She fell in love with her first boyfriend.
(d) Her mother had a cancer scare.

3. How much did Nicole weigh when she was born?
(a) Under five pounds.
(b) Between five and six pounds.
(c) Between six and seven pounds.
(d) More than seven pounds.

4. How does Nicole characterize the typical story of adoption in movies or on TV?
(a) A child is saved from destitution.
(b) Long-estranged family members reconnect.
(c) A child learns to love herself.
(d) An infertile mother is redeemed.

5. How does Nicole characterize the first big kick she got from her baby?
(a) A protest.
(b) A longing for connection.
(c) A blind struggle.
(d) A joyful greeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Nicole look for, the first time she went to a city with a large Asian population?

2. Where did Nicole’s mother start out, before she moved west?

3. Where did Nicole take refuge from her bullying classmates?

4. What was Nicole’s initial feeling about child birth?

5. When did Nicole send the letter to Donna for her birth mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nicole characterize her mother’s fears about her finding her birth parents?

2. How does Nicole characterize her discovery that race affected her?

3. What is the story Nicole Chung says she was told about her adoption?

4. Where were Nicole and Dan in their lives when she got pregnant and started to inquire into her birth family?

5. How does Cindy characterize her relationship with her parents, when Nicole gets in touch with her?

6. How does Nicole characterize Cindy’s childhood?

7. How did Nicole feel about opening the question of her birth family?

8. What did Nicole find when she started to snoop around looking for clues about her adoption?

9. What does Nicole say substituted for the Korean culture she lost?

10. How does Nicole explain her parents’ refusal to delve into the complexities presented by her race?

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