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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Nicole reach full term on her pregnancy?
(a) A week after her mother’s first call.
(b) A week after her father’s first call.
(c) A week after receiving Cindy’s letter.
(d) A week after receiving Jessica’s first letter.

2. How does Nicole say she views adoption now, instead of as good or bad?
(a) Realistic or oversimplified.
(b) Intimate or distant.
(c) Productive or unproductive.
(d) Caring or harmful.

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

4. What kind of sign did Nicole see in her parents having hidden the fact of the adoption?
(a) Ominous.
(b) Misleading.
(c) Wary.
(d) Hopeful.

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

6. What does Nicole say made her sisters with Cindy?
(a) They decided to be sisters.
(b) They visited with their father together.
(c) They found enough traits in common.
(d) They spent a certain amount of time on the phone together.

7. What was the attribute Jessica said Nicole shared with Cindy?
(a) Intellect.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Curiosity.

8. What does Nicole say she felt about herself in comparison to Cindy?
(a) Unstable.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Brash.
(d) Subdued.

9. What did Rick say Nicole’s fathers body language suggested?
(a) A justification.
(b) An apology.
(c) A gift.
(d) A defense.

10. How does Nicole characterize the color of her baby’s eyes?
(a) Arresting blue.
(b) Pale, almost white blue.
(c) Profound brown.
(d) Glowing green.

11. How does Cindy characterize her mother’s life?
(a) Disappointing.
(b) Active.
(c) Tumultuous.
(d) Infuriating.

12. What did Nicole describe in detail to Cindy?
(a) Changing Abigail’s diaper.
(b) Abigail eating.
(c) How exhausted she was.
(d) Abigail rolling over.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Nicole not name her baby Susan?

2. What did Cindy say when Nicole said that she did not know if they would ever become sisters?

3. Who broke the ice when Nicole’s father came to visit?

4. Why does Nicole say she cannot tell her mother not to call her?

5. Why does Nicole say that traits that did not make sense to her parents would make sense to her father?

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