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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the dog given to Michael and Adam when welcomed home together for the first time?
2. What Indian name was Adam given during the naming ceremony?
3. What was the only organization that responded to Michael's initial adoption inquiries for his first child?
4. Michale noted in Chapters 4 through 6 of "The Broken Cord" that despite advantages, Adam, like others with FAS still could not make change, consider consequences, nor what?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Michael's dream the night before the naming ceremony end up being connected with the ceremony?
2. In the Foreword, what did Louise describe as the most "damaging aspect" of fetal alcohol syndrome and why?
3. What happened with Adam's hair on the trip for the naming ceremony?
4. How did Michael respond to complaints on the Indian reservation about government cuts and their community?
5. 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?
6. How did Michael feel about a home visit and what did he do in preparation, according to details in Chapter 2 of the book?
7. How did Adam's presence in Michael's life bring discrimination to Michael's door?
8. How old was Michael and where was he living when he decided he wanted to have a child of his own?
9. Why was Adam's application rejected for the program in Norwich, VA?
10. What was Louise's position on alcohol rehabilitation programs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the Foreword to "The Broken Cord," Louise Erdrich discusses her relationship with her adopted son Adam and her perspective about parental responsibility in connection with alcohol and pregnant women. Discuss the relationship between Louise and Adam and how this growing connection impacted Louise's perspective about parental responsibility, alcohol and pregnant women.
Essay Topic 2
After Michael adopted Sava at the age of two, Michael had something to compare Adam's early years to. How did having Sava at an early age enlighten Michael to the many areas in which Adam lagged, and what were the things that Sava accomplished at these early stages that Michael now realized Adam never did?
Essay Topic 3
Michael noted that Adam was good-natured, loving and open to people most of the time. How did these traits help/hinder Adam's development -- emotionally, physically, socially, academically, etc.?
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