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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. Who conducted the study upon which the program director mentioned in Chapter 5 indicated he had based his decision on to reject Adam's admittance to a program?

2. When Michael did field work in Alaska, as mentioned in Chapter 1, he was near a community off the coast of what Island?

3. As described in Chapter 1, Michael was doing field work in what Indian community in Alaska when he decided he wanted to adopt a child?

4. Later when Adam's dad was killed, how much money did Adam inherit?

5. Why was Michael's return trip from Montreal longer than when he traveled there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?"

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

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

5. By adopting Adam, what did Michael believe about Adam's quality of life compared to not adopting him, as noted in details provided in Chapter 4 through 6 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's dream the night before the naming ceremony end up being connected with the ceremony?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael had his wife write the Foreword to "The Broken Cord" and his son, Adam write the last chapter. Discuss Michael's reasoning for doing this and examine how effective and/or ineffective it was for these these additional perspectives to be placed before the reader.

Essay Topic 2

How did Adam's suffering with FAS both challenge and strengthen the family dynamics with his adopted parents; with Sava and Madeline; with Persia and Pall; with Louise's family?

Essay Topic 3

Adam wrote the last chapter in the book. Examine what insights are gained about Adam from this chapter; as well as what insights are gained about Adam's perceptions of Michael, his many caregivers, and his family life with Louise and his siblings?

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