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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 does Nicole characterize the relationship she thought she would have with her birth parents?
(a) Passing friendship.
(b) A long-distance friendship.
(c) Long, deep instant friendship.
(d) Nothing better than estrangement.

2. What did Cindy promise Nicole in her first letter?
(a) To keep her from knowing the hard things about their family.
(b) Not to hide anything from her.
(c) To integrate her back into the family.
(d) To be a mother to her.

3. How does Nicole characterize her father’s temperament?
(a) Forthcoming.
(b) Prickly.
(c) Tense.
(d) Open-minded.

4. How does Nicole say her feelings about her birth mother have changed, now that she made contact and learned the story of her adoption?
(a) The feelings hurt, but she understands why they hurt.
(b) The pain is worse, because she can see all the places where it might have been a different story.
(c) The pleasure of being alive is deeper, because she can see the alternative lives she might have lived.
(d) The feelings are no longer painful, because she understands where they came from.

5. How old was Nicole when her parents took her home from the hospital?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 14 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wish did Nicole express to her mother?

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

3. What did Nicole say about her mother’s wrongdoings?

4. Where was Cindy working when she got a call about having a sister?

5. Why could Nicole not read her father’s book?

(see the answer key)

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