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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Nicole when the couple asked her about adoption?
(a) Freshman year of college.
(b) Mid-twenties.
(c) A few months out of college.
(d) Junior year of high school.

2. Where did Cindy attend basic training?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

3. What does Nicole say substituted for her lack of Korean heritage?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Studying.
(d) Sports.

4. Where did Nicole’s mother start out, before she moved west?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Cleveland.

5. What was Brenda doing when Nicole and Dan arrived at her birth class?
(a) Paperwork.
(b) Stretching.
(c) Lighting candles.
(d) Breathing exercises.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What transition was taking place, that kept Nicole from looking into her birth parents’ identities?

3. How does Nicole characterize the typical story of adoption in movies or on TV?

4. What was Nicole’s husband Dan’s genetic heritage?

5. What did Nicole ask the adoption agency for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nicole find when she started to snoop around looking for clues about her adoption?

2. What did Nicole find in Seattle the first time she went there?

3. How did Nicole’s family information stack up against her husband Dan’s family’s information?

4. How does Nicole characterize her mother’s fears about her finding her birth parents?

5. How does Nicole characterize Cindy’s relationship with her Koreanness?

6. What does Nicole tell of her adoptive parents’ story?

7. How does Nicole explain her parents’ refusal to delve into the complexities presented by her race?

8. What kind of environment did Nicole and Dan find at Brenda’s birthing center?

9. How does Nicole characterize Cindy’s childhood?

10. What did Nicole learn when she requested information from the hospital where she was born?

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