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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Pages 88-110.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Nicole say her parents’ story began?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1968.

2. Who does Nicole say was the only person who knew she was looking for her birth parents?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Dan.

3. What does Nicole say Cindy would always hear a voice telling her, when she lived with her father after her parents divorced?
(a) If she was not always excellent, she might be given up.
(b) Her family’s business did not concern other people.
(c) She had a gift that had to be cultivated.
(d) She should never be too proud to ask for help.

4. How does Nicole characterize her response to the racial slurs she heard as a kid?
(a) Passive endurance.
(b) Violence.
(c) Furious indignation.
(d) Cool disdain.

5. Why did Nicole write stories with adult characters?
(a) Because they had control over their lives.
(b) Because they could leave their parents behind.
(c) Because they always had money.
(d) Because they had left their hometowns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the doctors’ prognosis for Nicole as a baby?

2. How does Nicole characterize her relationship with being Korean?

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

4. What degree was Dan studying for when Nicole got pregnant?

5. Where did Cindy live after her parents divorced?

(see the answer key)

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