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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Pages 88-110.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nicole asked herself what she wanted, what did she say?
(a) She wanted to know how her birth family spoke about her.
(b) She wanted to know that the adoption had been for the best for everyone else as well.
(c) She wanted to see her features in someone else’s face.
(d) She wanted to offer forgiveness.

2. What did Nicole learn from her mother when she asked about the lawyer who handled the adoption?
(a) That she had sisters.
(b) That her health had not been as dire as she had been told, when she was born.
(c) That her birth mother had tried to contact her.
(d) That her mother had spoken to her birth mother.

3. When did Nicole start to feel comfortable and anonymous in a crowd of Asian people?
(a) After college.
(b) Middle school.
(c) College.
(d) High school.

4. Why did Nicole write stories with adult characters?
(a) Because they could leave their parents behind.
(b) Because they had control over their lives.
(c) Because they had left their hometowns.
(d) Because they always had money.

5. How does Nicole say her parents returned to religion?
(a) By choice.
(b) By invitation.
(c) By chance.
(d) After a crisis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which term describes Nicole’s adoption?

3. Where did Nicole’s mother start out, before she moved west?

4. Where did Nicole first see a city full of Asian people?

5. How does Nicole characterize her father’s expectations for Cindy, when Cindy went to live with him?

(see the answer key)

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