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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. How old was Sava when Michael told the kids he was marrying Louise?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 6.

2. 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.

3. 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) Mild.
(b) Average.
(c) Borderline.
(d) Severe.

4. At Adam's part time job in Chapter 11, he picked up trash and refilled what?
(a) Straw holders.
(b) Soap dispensers.
(c) Napkin holders.
(d) Salt shakers.

5. In Chapters 10 through 12 Michael wondered if there would be a lower number of FAS cases if the women were kept what?
(a) In jail.
(b) Poor.
(c) Educated.
(d) In hospitals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rental vehicle did Michael secure at the airport on his way to a conference ad noted in Chapter 10 of "The Broken Cord?"

2. While interviewing Charlotte about FAS among Native Americans, with whom did Michael become angry?

3. Brenda talked to Michael about the FAS task force a governor had appointed in what state?

4. Who finally taught Adam to read through, even though he still had little comprehension and skipped all punctuation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jeaneen Gray Eagle feel about jailing pregnant women who drank and what information did she reveal about family support in this matter?

2. Who was Alice Hendrick?

3. How did Michael's impulse decision to take a cross country trip back with the kids once back in the States turn out?

4. What did Michael hear when he tuned into the radio in the car he rented at the Rapid City airport in Chapter 10?

5. Where did Adam work part time as mentioned in Chapter 11 and what did he do?

6. What did Michael see and learn during a reservation visit he recounted in Chapter 9 of "The Broken Cord?"

7. What happened to Michael after six years of teaching at Dartmouth?

8. Who was Dr. Phil May?

9. What did Michael want when he inquired about adopting a third child?

10. Who was Madeline?

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