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

2. 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?

3. When Michael was contacted about adopting Adam, besides being in poor health and small for his age, Adam was also reported to be what?

4. What was the only organization that responded to Michael's initial adoption inquiries for his first child?

5. In what year did Louise and Michael marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Adam's application rejected for the program in Norwich, VA?

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

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

4. What happened with Adam's health about three weeks after the Littleton hospital visit?

5. What did the social worker tell Michael about Adam when Michael was contacted about Adam's adoption availability?

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

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

8. In Chapter 6 of "The Broken Cord" what happened with Michael and a girlfriend that drank heavily one night?

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

10. What happened with Adam's hair on the trip for the naming ceremony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael did not initially identify Adam's growing health problems and other challenges with FAS. Explain how Michael began to became aware of FAS as the possible cause of Adam's challenges and how this awareness developed, was confirmed and became a significant part of his life's work

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the implications of reservation life for children with FAS versus children not suffering with FAS, as well as the general reservation conditions and environment that may/may not have contributed to the high incidence of children born with FAS among Native Americans.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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