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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Pages 111-131.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of patient does Nicole say she always was?
(a) The kind to refuse to take drugs.
(b) The kind to use homemade remedies.
(c) The kind to request heavy drugs.
(d) The kind who collapsed and let herself be cared for.

3. Where did Cindy live after her parents divorced?
(a) Portland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Seattle.

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

5. What was the main feeling Nicole got from the idea of her approaching child?
(a) Depression.
(b) Bliss.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Insufficiency.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nicole say the idea of contacting her birth parents was distracting from?

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

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

5. What did Nicole’s father’s first letter ask her for?

(see the answer key)

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