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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. May believed the FAS problem was serious but he also believed that his colleague Jeaneen Gray Eagle's figures about the problem were what?
(a) Exaggerated.
(b) Poorly evaluated.
(c) Wrong.
(d) Misguiding.

2. Dr. May pointed out that he used more stringent guidelines in identifying those with FAS, and that he therefore discounted what level of testing results entirely, which also included Adam?
(a) Severe.
(b) Average.
(c) Borderline.
(d) Mild.

3. How old was the available third child the social worker called to tell Michael about for adoption?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 12 month.s
(d) 10 months.

4. What was Louise Erdrich's first name?
(a) Jeanne.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Karen.
(d) Alice.

5. As detailed in Chapter 7 of "The Broken Cord," in order to motivate Adam to achieve, Michael used, unsuccessfully, punishment and what?
(a) Stars.
(b) Books.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

6. How old was Adam when Michael decided to adopt a second child?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

7. Jeaneen Gray Eagle said that FAS was made more terrible by the fact that is was so common and that it was what?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Genetic.
(c) Preventable.
(d) Debilitating.

8. In Chapter 12 Michael continued his research by interviewing Charlotte whose last name was what?
(a) Gray Wolf.
(b) Braveheart.
(c) Sazer.
(d) Medicine.

9. In her interview with Michael, Jeaneen Gray Eagle noted that many women had problems with what type of thinking?
(a) Long-term.
(b) Impulsive.
(c) Logical.
(d) Deductive.

10. In what year did Louise birth their second child?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1985.

11. When had the boy committed suicide that Michael mentioned in Chapter 10?
(a) Two days before.
(b) The week before.
(c) The weekend before.
(d) The day before.

12. Where did Michael go to interview a woman named Brenda?
(a) Rosebud.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Enfield.

13. According to Michael in Chapter 12 who did he think should reasonably have been expected to come up with a solution to the FAS problem among Native Americans but they had not?
(a) Indian Affairs.
(b) Jeaneen.
(c) Child Services.
(d) Dr. May.

14. Who had Charlotte worked with that Michael had already interviewed?
(a) Jeaneen.
(b) Ken.
(c) Dr. May.
(d) Brenda.

15. In interview responses, Jeaneen also pointed out that women on welfare often did not realize that the cost of what was going to be more than their government increase?
(a) Food.
(b) Another child.
(c) Alcohol rehab.
(d) Buying alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Michael's second adopted child at adoption?

2. At Adam's part time job in Chapter 11, he picked up trash and refilled what?

3. How old was the boy that committed suicide mentioned on the radio program Michael tuned in to when he left the airport in Chapter 10?

4. What type of professional was Charlotte?

5. What was the name of Adam's elementary school as mentioned in Chapter 7 of "The Broken Cord?"

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