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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. Where did Michael stay when he waited to hear Adam's condition once Adam was moved from the Littleton hospital?

2. Who traveled with Michael and Adam to the Indian reservation after Michael had experiences discrimination while booking a hotel for him and Adam?

3. Where was the program located that Michael applied to for Adam in Chapter 5 of "The Broken Cord," but the application was rejected?

4. In what month did Louise and Michael marry?

5. As mentioned by Michael in Chapter 4 of "The Broken Cord," what was the name of the day care founder with whom he became friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Michael learn about Adam's birth parents and siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.?

Essay Topic 2

Michael attended a variety of conferences and conventions with alcohol researchers, experts, etc. Examine the benefits and drawbacks of these venues and participant interactions in connection with Michael's project as well as in connection with his role as the parent of a child with FAS.

Essay Topic 3

Michael detailed the economic impact of alcoholism in the last chapters of the book in connection with children with FAS who grow into adulthood. Louise described in the Foreword the economic responsibility she felt liquor businesses had to help rehabilitate alcoholics. What were the specifics of each argument in relation to fetal alcohol syndrome/effect, parental responsibility, economic impact for non productive citizens, etc; and what made each argument effective, ineffective?

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