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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. According to Charlotte people were genuinely what when they learned someone had died because of alcohol?

2. Who thought showing women how the brain looked after exposure to alcohol abuse would help them not drink while pregnant?

3. Where did Michael and the family move to accommodate his research work on FAS among Native Americans?

4. After Louise formerly adopted all three of Michael's kids she took them on a visit to where?

5. What position did Louise hold at the Boston Indian Council newspaper when Michael reconnected with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What health crisis made Michael realize Adam needed two parents?

2. How did Michael's impulse decision to take a cross country trip back with the kids once back in the States turn out?

3. Who was Alice Hendrick?

4. What did Michael see and learn during a reservation visit he recounted in Chapter 9 of "The Broken Cord?"

5. What did Ken Kramberg inform Louise and Michael they could expect from Adam's participation in his vocational education program?

6. Why and how did Michael help Adam understand that Adam's life story would be out there for anyone to read?

7. What did Michael hear when he tuned into the radio in the car he rented at the Rapid City airport in Chapter 10?

8. What did Michael name his second adopted child and where did the name come from?

9. Why did Charlotte Braveheart say people were generally surprised to learn that people died because of alcohol?

10. Why did Michael get angry and with whom during his interview with Charlotte Braveheart?

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

Denis Daigle was a social worker involved in all three of Michael's adoptions. Who was he; what role did he play in the adoption of Adam, Sava, and then Madeline; and how were his preconceived notions about adoption by a single man consistently challenged with each successful adoption?

Essay Topic 3

Both of Adam's birth parents abused alcohol. What role/influence did Adam's birth parents play/have in Adam's life from birth to adulthood, even as Michael became Adam's adopted father? Include significant moments, including before Adam was born; when Michael found out details about them from social workers; when Adam's birth father died; when Adam turned 21.

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