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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. Michael named his second child for someone he knew that was what type of worker?

2. What was the name of Adam's first grade teacher?

3. What high school did Adam go to immediately after his time in elementary school?

4. How old was the available third child the social worker called to tell Michael about for adoption?

5. Where did Michael accept a job because the country had favorable policies that emphasized special education?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Michael come to realize about Adam when Brenda mentioned the fact that children with FAS have access to Medicaid?

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

3. Where did Adam work part time as mentioned in Chapter 11 and what did he do?

4. What did Michael learn when he interviewed Brenda?

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

6. What happened when Michael and the kids attended the pow-wow and reunion at Dartmouth?

7. What did Adam's transfer to Hartford High school in Vermont mean to him and the family?

8. What did Jeaneen Gray Eagle believe made FAS even more terrible?

9. What did Michael want when he inquired about adopting a third child?

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

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

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

Throughout the book Michael remained committed to Adam as his adopted son, even before he met Adam. Discuss the theme of commitment in "The Broken Cord," providing insights into how this concept was presented and developed throughout the book.

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