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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 birthday did Michael mention Adam celebrated in Chapter 2 of the book?
2. Michael mentioned in Chapter 3 that he was offered a teaching job where?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 6 when Michael mentioned Adam's birth father, Michael noted that the father was where?
5. After Adam's initial health problems, who suggested Michael stop the adoption process if Adam's health problems turned out to be serious?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened with Adam's hair on the trip for the naming ceremony?
2. What was Louise's position on alcohol rehabilitation programs?
3. In Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord" what happened with Michael and a girlfriend that drank heavily one night?
4. What happened when Michael took Adam for testing by a professional psychologist in Chapter 5 of "The Broken Cord?"
5. How old was Michael and where was he living when he decided he wanted to have a child of his own?
6. How did Michael describe his anticipation and first meeting with Adam?
7. 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?"
8. In the Foreword, what did Louise describe as the most "damaging aspect" of fetal alcohol syndrome and why?
9. How did the program director and Adam's daycare respond to Michael's objections about the report completed by Dartmouth psychology students?
10. What did the social worker tell Michael about Adam when Michael was contacted about Adam's adoption availability?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Besides health challenges, Adam had behavioral issues as well. Explain some of the Adam's more significant behavioral issues and how they impacted his relationships with his family -- Michael, Louise and his siblings; as well as work and school relationships with coworkers, teachers, and students.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What key points did Charlotte Braveheart and Brenda, the Lakota in South Dakota, make about FAS that hit home with Michael in regards to Adam's challenges and potential? How did these insights affect Michael?
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