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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did Washington state place adoption records in the public record?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2005.
2. What information did Nicole get along with the non-identifying information from the hospital she was born in?
(a) A map of the town her parents came from.
(b) The name of the doctors who had taken care of her.
(c) A list of relatives in the U.S. and Korea.
(d) A list of intermediaries who could contact her birth parents.
3. Who does Nicole say was the only person who knew she was looking for her birth parents?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Dan.
(d) Cindy.
4. Which term describes Nicole’s adoption?
(a) Unofficial.
(b) Expedited.
(c) Meticulous.
(d) Bureaucratically complex.
5. Why did Nicole write stories with adult characters?
(a) Because they could leave their parents behind.
(b) Because they always had money.
(c) Because they had left their hometowns.
(d) Because they had control over their lives.
6. What was Nicole doing when Donna called to say she had contacted her birth family?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Folding baby clothes.
(d) Driving.
7. When did Nicole start to feel comfortable and anonymous in a crowd of Asian people?
(a) After college.
(b) College.
(c) High school.
(d) Middle school.
8. What degree was Dan studying for when Nicole got pregnant?
(a) A Ph.D.
(b) An MFA.
(c) An M.D.
(d) A J.D.
9. Where did Nicole’s parents live before they got a transfer to Seattle?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Alaska.
10. What had Nicole’s birth mother done right before her premature labor started?
(a) Beaten Cindy.
(b) Gone for a long walk.
(c) Cooked a big meal.
(d) Yelled at Cindy.
11. How much did was the bill for that Nicole found in her parents’ adoption box?
(a) $500.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $2,500.
12. When does Nicole say her parents’ story began?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1982.
13. What was Brenda doing when Nicole and Dan arrived at her birth class?
(a) Breathing exercises.
(b) Paperwork.
(c) Stretching.
(d) Lighting candles.
14. Where did Nicole’s mother start out, before she moved west?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.
15. What does Nicole say Cindy would always hear a voice telling her, when she lived with her father after her parents divorced?
(a) Her family’s business did not concern other people.
(b) She had a gift that had to be cultivated.
(c) If she was not always excellent, she might be given up.
(d) She should never be too proud to ask for help.
Short Answer Questions
1. What concern led Nicole to search out her birth parents?
2. When did Nicole send the letter to Donna for her birth mother?
3. Where did Cindy move to after her freshman year of high school?
4. How long after Nicole had left her parents’ house did she seek out the adoption agency that handled her adoption?
5. What was Nicole’s husband Dan’s genetic heritage?
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