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

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

3. 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) Grindall.
(c) Endicott.
(d) Nuka.

4. Who did Michael have a relationship with as noted in Chapter 3 of the book, but she could not handle life with Adam and Michael?
(a) Karen.
(b) Nina.
(c) Janet.
(d) Eileen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Louise and Michael marry?

2. Michael mentioned in Chapter 3 that he was offered a teaching job where?

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

4. In Chapters 4 through 6 who saw Adam's picture and told Michael that Adam reminded them of someone back home?

5. How old was Michael when he began the process to have his own child as a single parent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Michael and where was he living when he decided he wanted to have a child of his own?

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

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

5. How did Adam end up at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and why?

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. Why did Michael become concerned about Adam's treatment at the Littleton hospital after speaking with Adam's doctor?

8. How did Michael describe his anticipation and first meeting with Adam?

9. How did Adam's presence in Michael's life bring discrimination to Michael's door?

10. How did the program director and Adam's daycare respond to Michael's objections about the report completed by Dartmouth psychology students?

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