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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What did the nurse find with the ultrasound at Nicole’s first checkup?
(a) Its fingertips.
(b) Its face.
(c) Its gender.
(d) Its heartbeat.

3. When did Nicole send the letter to Donna for her birth mother?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Right before Christmas.
(c) Right after new years.
(d) Right after her birthday.

4. How does Nicole characterize her relationship with being Korean?
(a) She loved it but only in secret.
(b) She loved and hated it.
(c) She hated it openly.
(d) She did not notice it.

5. How far along was Nicole in her pregnancy when she decided that it was time to involve an intermediary in searching for her parents?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 12 weeks.
(c) 20 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

6. How long was Cindy deployed in Korea for?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) A year and a half.

7. What does Nicole say her mind was fixated on, after her first prenatal visit?
(a) The pain she would feel in delivery.
(b) The list of search angels.
(c) The image of her daughter’s face.
(d) Her lack of family history.

8. How did Nicole sign her letter to her mother?
(a) Cordially, Nicole.
(b) Yours, Nicole.
(c) Thank you, Nicole.
(d) Love, Nicole.

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

10. What was Nicole devastated by, when Donna called to say she had contacted her birth family?
(a) That her parents had given away another baby as well.
(b) That her parents were suspected of child abuse.
(c) That her parents were too poor to care for her.
(d) That her parents may have wanted a boy.

11. What did the social worker tell Nicole’s parents when she gave them the baby?
(a) We’ll start on a trial basis.
(b) Be very careful.
(c) You’ll be fine.
(d) If it doesn’t work out, call us back.

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

13. What did Nicole say she had to show respect for when she had doubts about her adoption narrative?
(a) The doctors’ skills in saving her.
(b) Her parents’ sacrifice.
(c) The church’s beneficence in finding her new parents.
(d) The synchronicity that brought her to her parents.

14. Where did Cindy learn to work hard, in Nicole’s account?
(a) Her family’s store.
(b) School.
(c) Her sports teams.
(d) Her community’s church.

15. When does Nicole say she heard her first racial slur?
(a) Fifth grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Kindergarten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What circumstance made Nicole hesitant to look for her birth parents during high school?

3. What was Nicole doing when Donna called to say she had contacted her birth family?

4. Where had Nicole’s parents moved from, when they had her and gave her up for adoption?

5. Where did Cindy live after her parents divorced?

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