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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Pages 200-222.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nicole’s mother explain the adoption to Nicole on the phone?
(a) She said that she had mental illness.
(b) She said that it was her husband’s idea.
(c) She said that the baby was taken from her.
(d) She said that she had wanted a boy child.

2. How did Nicole’s parents tell her to handle the racism she encountered?
(a) Fight back.
(b) Tell a teacher or parent.
(c) Ignore it.
(d) Disarm it with humor.

3. Which term describes Nicole’s adoption?
(a) Meticulous.
(b) Unofficial.
(c) Expedited.
(d) Bureaucratically complex.

4. What did Cindy tell Nicole their mother blamed the adoption on?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her depression.
(c) Her own health.
(d) The family’s poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first thing Nicole’s father said about her appearance?

2. What did Cindy tell Nicole their parents’ fights were mostly concerned with?

3. How long after Cindy’s pregnancy ended did she travel to see Nicole?

4. What did Nicole’s mother’s phone call make Nicole feel about Cindy?

5. What did it mean for Nicole to find her birth family?

(see the answer key)

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