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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Pages 66-88, Part II, Pages 81-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concern led Nicole to search out her birth parents?
(a) Confusion about contrasting stories.
(b) Concern about religion.
(c) Ignorance about what might be in her genes.
(d) Need for money.

2. What was the doctors’ prognosis for Nicole as a baby?
(a) She would struggle with her health all her life.
(b) She would recover after a few years and live a normal life.
(c) She would recover after a few months and live a normal life.
(d) She would live a normal life as soon as she gained enough weight.

3. How does Nicole characterize her father’s expectations for Cindy, when Cindy went to live with him?
(a) High.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Punishing.
(d) Low.

4. What does Nicole say her mother was anxious about, in the story of a local boy who reconnected with his birth parents?
(a) That his birth family would made him feel terrible about himself.
(b) That they would make him question his loyalty to his adoptive parents.
(c) That he would reject them violently.
(d) That the experience of connection would agitate his mental problems.

5. How does Nicole characterize her adoptive mother’s hair?
(a) Curly blonde.
(b) Straight black.
(c) Fine light brown.
(d) Red perm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nicole’s parents tell her to handle the racism she encountered?

2. Who does Nicole say was the only person who knew she was looking for her birth parents?

3. What does Nicole say her mind was fixated on, after her first prenatal visit?

4. What part of being in the military does Nicole say felt familiar to Cindy?

5. What does Nicole say Cindy would always hear a voice telling her, when she lived with her father after her parents divorced?

(see the answer key)

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