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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invited Michael and Adam to a naming ceremony?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Louise.
(c) Annie.
(d) Olivia.

2. In Chapter 6 when Michael mentioned Adam's birth father, Michael noted that the father was where?
(a) In rehab.
(b) In prison.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In jail.

3. How old was Michael when he began the process to have his own child as a single parent?
(a) 24.
(b) 32.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

4. Once back home from Adam's time in the hospital in Littleton, how much time went by before Michael had to contact the doctor about Adam's health?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) A few days.
(d) 2 months.

5. What was Michael given during the naming ceremony?
(a) A tomahawk.
(b) A ceremonial knife.
(c) A headdress.
(d) A pipe.

6. What did Adam's Indian name mean?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Eagle that flies.
(c) Wood Mountain.
(d) First son.

7. What did Michael hire to move Adam from the Littleton hospital?
(a) A small plane.
(b) A medical helicopter.
(c) An ambulance.
(d) A private car.

8. When Adam and a girlfriend drank heavily, according to Michael's recounting in Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord," when did they realize she had a broken bone?
(a) The next day.
(b) After she went home in pain.
(c) That night.
(d) When she got to a doctor.

9. What social worker did Michael mention picked him up from the airport when he waited to be taken to pick up Adam for adoption?
(a) Clare.
(b) Rita.
(c) Denis.
(d) Janet.

10. What was recommended to Michael to untangle Adam's hair while on the naming ceremony trip?
(a) Milk.
(b) Soda.
(c) Peanut Butter.
(d) Ice.

11. To what U.S. state did Michael move, in order to become a faculty member at a small university as detailed in Chapter 1 of "The Broken Cord?"
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Arizona.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) New Hampshire.

12. As mentioned by Michael in Chapter 3 of "The Broken Cord," who told Michael he and his staff were doing all they could to figure out why Adam was seizing, after Adam's time in the hospital in Littleton?
(a) Michael's doctor friend.
(b) Adam's regular pediatrician.
(c) The doctor at the hospital in Littleton.
(d) The pediatrician at Mary Hitchcock Hospital.

13. What did Adam say when he first greeted Michael as his new parent?
(a) "Who are you?"
(b) "Hi."
(c) "Dada?"
(d) "Hi daddy."

14. As mentioned in Chapter 2 when did Michael interview for a job in Montreal?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) January.

15. After Adam was rejected admittance to a program, what was Adam's test score when Michael, as detailed in Chapter 5, later had him tested by a professional psychologist ?
(a) Profound.
(b) Average.
(c) Mild.
(d) Borderline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael's Indian name mean?

2. On which reservation was the naming ceremony held where Michael and Adam participated in the ceremony?

3. In Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord" who did Michael overhear talking about Adam's birth parents?

4. Who conducted the study upon which the program director mentioned in Chapter 5 indicated he had based his decision on to reject Adam's admittance to a program?

5. What Indian name was Adam given during the naming ceremony?

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