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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who initially called Michael with the option to adopt Adam, and was more surprised than Michael that a single man had been approved?
(a) Clare.
(b) Janet.
(c) Denis.
(d) Rita.

2. What was the name of the woman in charge of the naming ceremony in which Michael and Adam participated?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Annie.
(c) Nina.
(d) Olivia.

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

4. In Chapters 4 through 6 who saw Adam's picture and told Michael that Adam reminded them of someone back home?
(a) His friends.
(b) Some of his family.
(c) His colleagues.
(d) His students.

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

6. Michael mentioned in Chapter 3 that he was offered a teaching job where?
(a) Tucson, AZ.
(b) Enfield, NH.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Quebec, Canada.

7. Where was the program located that Michael applied to for Adam in Chapter 5 of "The Broken Cord," but the application was rejected?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Tucson, AZ.
(c) Norwich, VA.
(d) Enfield, NH.

8. When was the study conducted about excessive drinking among Native Americans, as referred to in Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord"?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1990s.

9. In Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord" Michael recounted a story about drinking heavily with a girlfriend and neither of them realizing she had broken a bone in what part of her body?
(a) Arm.
(b) Foot.
(c) Finger.
(d) Leg.

10. 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) Arizona.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Minnesota.

11. On which reservation was the naming ceremony held where Michael and Adam participated in the ceremony?
(a) Big Cypress.
(b) Standing Rock.
(c) Standing Indian.
(d) Pine Ridge.

12. What Indian name was Adam given during the naming ceremony?
(a) Can Ra.
(b) Chetan.
(c) Wamkbli.
(d) Chaske.

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

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

15. How many blood siblings did Michael mention that Adam had?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way to the naming ceremony, what did Adam get tangled in his hair?

2. As described in Chapter 1, Michael was doing field work in what Indian community in Alaska when he decided he wanted to adopt a child?

3. Who traveled with Michael and Adam to the Indian reservation after Michael had experiences discrimination while booking a hotel for him and Adam?

4. What was Louise's occupation when she wrote the Foreword to "The Broken Cord?"

5. What was the only organization that responded to Michael's initial adoption inquiries for his first child?

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