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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the setting where other children made Nicole aware of her race?
(a) A doctor’s office.
(b) School.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) Church.

2. What part of being in the military does Nicole say felt familiar to Cindy?
(a) Being violent.
(b) Helping needy people.
(c) Protecting people.
(d) Being a subordinate.

3. What does Nicole say her mother was anxious about, in the story of a local boy who reconnected with his birth parents?
(a) That his birth family would made him feel terrible about himself.
(b) That they would make him question his loyalty to his adoptive parents.
(c) That he would reject them violently.
(d) That the experience of connection would agitate his mental problems.

4. Where was Cindy working when she got a call about having a sister?
(a) Library.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Health clinic.
(d) Office building.

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

6. How much did was the bill for that Nicole found in her parents’ adoption box?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $1,500.

7. What does Nicole say the name Susan means?
(a) Peach blossom.
(b) Iris.
(c) Lily.
(d) Marigold.

8. How much did Nicole weigh when she was born?
(a) More than seven pounds.
(b) Between five and six pounds.
(c) Between six and seven pounds.
(d) Under five pounds.

9. What did Nicole start to look at through her child’s eyes?
(a) Her professional accomplishments.
(b) Her relationship with her mother.
(c) Her family history.
(d) Her religious life.

10. What concern led Nicole to search out her birth parents?
(a) Ignorance about what might be in her genes.
(b) Confusion about contrasting stories.
(c) Need for money.
(d) Concern about religion.

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

12. What does Nicole say is often missing in transracial adoptions?
(a) Guidance.
(b) Financial support.
(c) Therapy for the child.
(d) Assimilation support.

13. How does Nicole say Cindy felt when she was deployed in Korea?
(a) Like a sick person.
(b) Like an outsider.
(c) Like a child.
(d) Like a fugitive.

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

15. How did Nicole’s parents explain the opportunity to adopt a child to themselves?
(a) As a fortuitous twist of fate.
(b) As a divine synchronicity.
(c) As God’s will.
(d) As a great chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Nicole send the letter to Donna for her birth mother?

2. What does Nicole say she could never be certain of, if she got in touch with her family?

3. What did Nicole say when a couple asked her if she ever felt like her parents were not her real parents?

4. How long did Nicole’s parents try for a pregnancy before they adopted her?

5. What was Nicole put off by when she first met Brenda?

(see the answer keys)

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