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

2. What was Nicole’s husband Dan’s genetic heritage?
(a) German.
(b) Lebanese.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Russian.

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

4. Where did Cindy attend basic training?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

5. What transition was taking place, that kept Nicole from looking into her birth parents’ identities?
(a) She moved to Chicago for graduate school.
(b) Her mother’s health declined.
(c) She moved to the east coast with her husband.
(d) She started a new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cindy learn to work hard, in Nicole’s account?

2. What does Nicole say is often missing in transracial adoptions?

3. What did the nurse find with the ultrasound at Nicole’s first checkup?

4. How does Nicole say Cindy felt when she was deployed in Korea?

5. Where had Nicole’s parents moved from, when they had her and gave her up for adoption?

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