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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nicole put off by when she first met Brenda?

2. What did Nicole say she wanted to hear from a birth instructor?

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

4. When did Washington state place adoption records in the public record?

5. Where did Cindy move to after her freshman year of high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What strategies did Nicole develop as a young child, to combat other students’ race-based hostility toward her?

4. How does Nicole describe her relationship with the idea of her birth parents?

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

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

7. What information did Nicole learn from Donna, the search angel?

8. How does Nicole say her parents decided to go forward with the adoption?

9. How does Nicole characterize her discovery that race affected her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about her, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of All You Can Ever Know—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of All You Can Ever Know. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

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