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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Michael do according to Chapter 2 details, once he knew a social worker was coming for a home visit just before the holidays?
(a) Invited friends to ease his nervousness.
(b) Lectured Adam about how to behave.
(c) Cooked an entire meal.
(d) Asked his family for advice.

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, when Michael called a pediatrician who treated Adam after the Littleton hospital visit and told him about Adam seizing, the pediatrician told Michael to do what?
(a) Call Adam's regular pediatrician.
(b) Get Adam's fever down.
(c) Come in with Adam as soon as the weather cleared.
(d) Bring Adam in immediately.

5. In Chapter 4 of "The Broken Cord," Michael noted that what woman was an anthropologist?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Karen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Clare.

6. In Michael's dream before the naming ceremony, up against what did the animals hit?
(a) His chest.
(b) His windshield.
(c) The hotel window.
(d) The hotel door.

7. In what month did Louise and Michael marry?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) January.

8. 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) Rita.
(b) Janet.
(c) Denis.
(d) Clare.

9. Michael described in Chapter 3 how he called the doctor in Littleton for help when Adam seized while they were snowed in and the doctor told him what?
(a) Call the place he had Adam moved to.
(b) Get his fever down.
(c) He didn't have time for the call.
(d) Bring Adam in as soon as the weather cleared.

10. After Adam's initial health problems, who suggested Michael stop the adoption process if Adam's health problems turned out to be serious?
(a) The nurse in Littleton.
(b) The doctor in Littleton.
(c) Adam's pediatrician.
(d) The hospital pediatrician.

11. 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) Norwich, VA.
(c) Enfield, NH.
(d) Tucson, AZ.

12. In Chapters 4 through 6 Michael mentioned that he learned that children diagnosed with FAS had a certain recognizable what?
(a) Appearance.
(b) Skin tone.
(c) Hand and eye coordination.
(d) Speech pattern.

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

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

15. In Chapter 1, where was the airport located in which Michael waited for a social worker to take him to his adopted child?
(a) Tyonek.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) New Zealand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was recommended to Michael to untangle Adam's hair while on the naming ceremony trip?

3. What did Adam say when he first greeted Michael as his new parent?

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

5. In Chapter 6 when Michael mentioned Adam's birth father, Michael noted that the father was where?

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