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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nicole tell Abigail that she did not miss her mother?
(a) Because she had her heart inside herself.
(b) Because she never knew her.
(c) Because she had hurt her.
(d) Because she was a bad person.

2. What did Cindy thank Nicole for on the second morning of their visit?
(a) Contacting their father.
(b) Making their mother apologize.
(c) Not remaining a secret.
(d) Contacting their mother.

3. How regular was Cindy’s mother’s physical abuse?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Three-four times a week.
(c) Infrequent.
(d) Daily.

4. What promise did Nicole make to her children about her history?
(a) To give them all the hard things up front.
(b) To be open about it.
(c) To clean it up.
(d) To hold it back till they are ready for it.

5. Why does Nicole say she cannot tell her mother not to call her?
(a) Because her mother has asked for her forgiveness.
(b) Because she understands where her mother’s suffering came from.
(c) Because her mother has called anyway, when she told her not to.
(d) Because her mother’s sins were not against her.

6. How long before her visit did Cindy tell Nicole she was pregnant?
(a) A few days.
(b) A week.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A month.

7. Who did Nicole’s father tell her she resembled in the family?
(a) His mother.
(b) Her mother’s sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her mother’s mother.

8. How long did it take Cindy to request a date to visit, after Nicole invited her?
(a) Hours.
(b) A few days.
(c) A week.
(d) A day.

9. What was Nicole afraid her sisters might think about her?
(a) That the adoption was her fault.
(b) That she was lying to them.
(c) That she was manipulating them.
(d) That she wanted retribution.

10. What trait did Rick say Cindy and Nicole had in common?
(a) Bookishness.
(b) A good sense of direction.
(c) Great eyesight.
(d) Stubbornness.

11. What did Nicole imagine a relationship with her birth parents would look like?
(a) A long-distance friendship.
(b) A religious confession.
(c) A pleasant conversation with fellow travelers.
(d) Banter with a passing stranger.

12. What did Cindy tell Nicole their parents’ fights were mostly concerned with?
(a) Their mother’s abuse of Cindy.
(b) Their father’s travel.
(c) Their mother’s drinking.
(d) Their father’s gambling.

13. What was Nicole’s reaction when she heard her mother’s voice for the first time?
(a) She was furious about her calm.
(b) She sounded exactly like her.
(c) She sounded nothing like her.
(d) She was flustered and unprepared to talk.

14. What was Nicole’s father’s response, when Cindy asked if she had a sister he had not told her about?
(a) He prevaricated.
(b) He could not remember.
(c) He confessed it.
(d) He denied it.

15. How did Cindy characterize her father’s temperament to Nicole in advance of his visit?
(a) Reactionary.
(b) Blunt.
(c) Genial.
(d) Fawning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nicole say she referred to her father?

2. What does Nicole say she felt while going through labor?

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

4. Why did Nicole not name her baby Susan?

5. What did Nicole fret about, in terms of a visit with Cindy?

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