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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nicole say made her sisters with Cindy?
(a) They found enough traits in common.
(b) They visited with their father together.
(c) They decided to be sisters.
(d) They spent a certain amount of time on the phone together.

2. How does Nicole describe the feeling that she and Cindy are finally sisters?
(a) Their husbands mistake them for each other.
(b) They can go the distance together.
(c) They have each other on speed dial.
(d) They read each other’s minds.

3. Who did Nicole’s father tell her she resembled in the family?
(a) Her mother’s mother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her mother’s sister.

4. What side of Nicole’s mother did Jessica reveal to her?
(a) She was a brilliant intellectual.
(b) She was a caring nurse.
(c) She could be funny and charming.
(d) She was a devout Christian.

5. Why does Nicole say she is always relieved when she meets other adoptees?
(a) They have all read the same books.
(b) They have been to the same places she lived in.
(c) They understand what it means.
(d) They might know her family.

6. What did giving birth make Nicole wonder about, regarding her own birth?
(a) Whether her mother’s labor was hard.
(b) Whether she cried right away.
(c) Whether her father helped her mother with the birth.
(d) Whether her mother got to hold her.

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

8. What did Rick say Nicole’s fathers body language suggested?
(a) A justification.
(b) An apology.
(c) A defense.
(d) A gift.

9. How did Nicole’s mother explain the adoption to Nicole on the phone?
(a) She said that she had mental illness.
(b) She said that the baby was taken from her.
(c) She said that she had wanted a boy child.
(d) She said that it was her husband’s idea.

10. How does Nicole say she referred to her father?
(a) By his first name.
(b) By his last name.
(c) By the Korean word for father.
(d) By the Korean word for respected elder.

11. What did Nicole fear her father was ashamed of her for?
(a) Decisions she made about her career.
(b) Her lack of Korean language skills.
(c) Her ignorance of her family history.
(d) The history she represented.

12. Who was the only person Cindy told about her second pregnancy?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Dan.
(d) Nicole.

13. Why does Nicole’s mother say she did not respond to Nicole’s birth mother when she reached out when Nicole was a child?
(a) She was anxious.
(b) She was suspicious.
(c) She was going through a hard time.
(d) She was scared.

14. What does Nicole say she felt about herself in comparison to Cindy?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Unstable.
(c) Brash.
(d) Subdued.

15. What happened when Nicole was 10 centimeters dilated?
(a) Nicole passed out.
(b) The doula told her to push.
(c) Nicole received an epidural.
(d) The doctors threatened to start a Caesarean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assurance did Nicole’s mother give her, after Nicole found out that her birth mother was abusive?

2. How long did it take Cindy to request a date to visit, after Nicole invited her?

3. What was the first thing Nicole’s father said about her appearance?

4. What was Nicole’s reaction when she heard her mother’s voice for the first time?

5. What does Nicole say makes her grieve the time she lost with her sister?

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