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

2. What nation was Nicole’s adoptive last name from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Hungary.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Nicole start to feel comfortable and anonymous in a crowd of Asian people?

2. What did Nicole say she had to show respect for when she had doubts about her adoption narrative?

3. What concern led Nicole to search out her birth parents?

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story Nicole Chung says she was told about her adoption?

2. What happened when Nicole’s birth mother tried to get in touch with her?

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

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

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

6. What does Nicole say substituted for the Korean culture she lost?

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

8. What kind of adoption was arranged for Nicole and her birth parents?

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

10. How did Nicole feel about opening the question of her birth family?

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