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

2. What was Louise's occupation when she wrote the Foreword to "The Broken Cord?"
(a) Photographer.
(b) Non-fiction writer.
(c) Fiction writer.
(d) Journalist.

3. The night before the naming ceremony Michael dreamed about what?
(a) Huge birds.
(b) Fish.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Large bears.

4. In Chapter 6 when Michael mentioned Adam's birth father, Michael noted that the father was where?
(a) In rehab.
(b) In jail.
(c) In prison.
(d) In the hospital.

5. On the way to the naming ceremony, what did Adam get tangled in his hair?
(a) Gum.
(b) Stickers.
(c) Candy.
(d) A comb.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where was the airport located in which Michael waited for a social worker to take him to his adopted child?

2. On which reservation was the naming ceremony held where Michael and Adam participated in the ceremony?

3. Based on details in Chapter 5 of the book, when Michael questioned the program director about why Adam's application was rejected, the director told Michael that Adam was what?

4. Once back home from Adam's time in the hospital in Littleton, how much time went by before Michael had to contact the doctor about Adam's health?

5. When was the study conducted about excessive drinking among Native Americans, as referred to in Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Adam notice about Adam's functionality in relation to other children with FAS as mentioned in Chapters 4 through 6 of "The Broken Cord?"

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

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

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

5. How did Michael feel about a home visit and what did he do in preparation, according to details in Chapter 2 of the book?

6. In the Foreword, what did Louise describe as the most "damaging aspect" of fetal alcohol syndrome and why?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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