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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Michael did field work in Alaska, as mentioned in Chapter 1, he was near a community off the coast of what Island?
(a) Cook.
(b) Nuka.
(c) Endicott.
(d) Grindall.

2. Why was Michael's return trip from Montreal longer than when he traveled there?
(a) His health.
(b) Adam's health.
(c) Vehcile repairs.
(d) Bad weather.

3. 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.

4. Where did Michael interview for a job in Montreal as noted in Chapter 2 of "The Broken Cord?"
(a) The University of Montreal.
(b) The University of Quebec at Montreal.
(c) Concordia University.
(d) McGill University.

5. 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) Foot.
(b) Arm.
(c) Finger.
(d) Leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4 of "The Broken Cord," Michael noted that what woman was an anthropologist?

2. After Michael had Adam tested by a professional psychologist he later doubted her diagnosis when she commented on Adam's behavior regarding which staff person?

3. What did Michael's Indian name mean?

4. 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?

5. Michael described in Chapter 2 of "The Broken Cord" how he was awakened after getting Adam moved from Littleton and told what about Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened with Adam's health about three weeks after the Littleton hospital visit?

2. After Adam's initial health issues, what did Michael note in Chapter 3 of "The Broken Cord" about Adam's recovery over a period of time?

3. How did Michael respond to complaints on the Indian reservation about government cuts and their community?

4. What happened when Michael contacted the doctors from the two hospitals for help with Adam when he seized after a snow day, as detailed in Chapter 3 of the book?

5. How did Michael's dream the night before the naming ceremony end up being connected with the ceremony?

6. What advice did a nurse at the hospital in Littleton give when she found out Michael was in the process of adopting Adam?

7. How did Michael find out about Adam's birth parents and why did he not want to know about them when he adopted Adam?

8. In Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord" what happened with Michael and a girlfriend that drank heavily one night?

9. What did the social worker tell Michael about Adam when Michael was contacted about Adam's adoption availability?

10. What was Louise's position on alcohol rehabilitation programs?

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