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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually Michael contacted the social worker about adopting a third child young enough to do what?
(a) Bond easily with him.
(b) Fit in with the boys.
(c) Be potty trained.
(d) Get along with Adam.

2. What was the title of the book that Louise had published while Adam was in the ninth grade?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Jacklight.
(c) From the Ashes.
(d) Fate.

3. How old was Madeline when Michael told the kids he was marrying Louise?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

5. Who did Michael interview that told Michael children with FAS, living on reservations did not long for a "better life" because they were loved and happy, and only knew reservation life?
(a) Dr. May.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Jeaneen.

6. 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) Jeaneen.
(b) Dr. May.
(c) Indian Affairs.
(d) Child Services.

7. 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) Borderline.
(c) Average.
(d) Mild.

8. 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?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 25.

9. According to Brenda's responses how many of the kids identified with FAS by the governor appointed task force were non-Indian?
(a) None.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

10. What was name of the director of the vocational education program at Hartford?
(a) Phil.
(b) Denis.
(c) Ken.
(d) Jean.

11. According to Charlotte people were genuinely what when they learned someone had died because of alcohol?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sad.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Regretful.

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

13. To which tribe did Brenda belong?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Cree.
(d) Lakota.

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

15. Who thought showing women how the brain looked after exposure to alcohol abuse would help them not drink while pregnant?
(a) Dr. May.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Jeaneen.
(d) Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Adam when Michael decided to adopt a second child?

2. In Dr. May's opposition to Jeaneen Gray Eagle's points about FAS, what Indian tribe did he cite as an example that ostracized women continued to drink?

3. When had the boy committed suicide that Michael mentioned in Chapter 10?

4. According to Jeaneen's estimates, at least what percentage of pregnant women drank at least on weekends?

5. What children's book character did some in the field consider Jeaneen Gray Eagle and her outcry over FAS among Native Americans?

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