Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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According to the chart, what percentage of children placed in foster care will remain
there for a year or more? a. | 19 percent | c. | 50 percent | b. | 20
percent | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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According to the chart, what percentage of children remain in foster care more than
five years? a. | 11
percent | c. | 9
percent | b. | 19 percent | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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According to the chart, what is the least frequent placement of children
outside the home? a. | foster family
homes (non-relative) | c. | group
homes | b. | relative foster home | d. | pre-adoptive homes | | | | |
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According to the chart, what is the most frequent placement of children outside
the home? a. | foster family
homes (non-relative) | c. | group
homes | b. | relative foster home | d. | pre-adoptive homes | | | | |
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According to the chart, what percentage of children are placed in group homes or
institutions? a. | 42
percent | c. | 13
percent | b. | 24 percent | d. | 4 percent | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Complete
each of the following statements with the appropriate choice below. Some choices are not
used.
adoption | baby
napping | black market adoption | foster
parents | interracial adoptions | stepparents | surrogate
mother | terminate parental rights | emancipated | | | |
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6.
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An illegal
prearranged adoption is a(n) ____________________.
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____________________ temporarily take care of minors who are not their natural
children.
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8.
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A(n)
____________________ is a woman, other than the wife, who agrees to be artificially inseminated with
the husbands sperm.
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Youths are
____________________ when they reach the age of legal adulthood.
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The
permanent placing of a child of one race with a family of another race is a(n)
____________________.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. Some items may not be
used. a. | adoption | e. | kinship
care | b. | emancipated | f. | open adoption
records | c. | family foster care | g. | temporary legal guardian | d. | group
homes | h. | termination of
parental rights | | | | |
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controversial procedure to allow adopted children access to their adoption
records
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12.
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legal
procedure by which an adult becomes the legal parent of another person
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13.
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placement where several children in foster care live together
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14.
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role
of the state after a court has decided that parents are unable to care for their
children
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15.
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relatives who take in children when the parents are unable to care for
them
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Short Answer
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Explain the
difference between children being placed in a home for foster care and children who are
adopted.
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17.
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After
reviewing the placements of children, explain why you think so few children are placed in
pre-adoptive homes.
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