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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 pediatric clinic located that Michael mentioned in Chapter 7 of "The Broken Cord" that killed Michael's optimism on Adam's behalf every time they visited?

2. Educating women about what was considered too abstract to be effective in connection with preventing alcohol abuse among pregnant women?

3. What was the name of Louise and Michael's second birth child?

4. How many kids with FAS had been identified by the governor appointed task force by the time Michael interviewed Brenda?

5. What high school did Adam that attended was located in Claremont, NH?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Alice Hendrick?

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

3. What did Jeaneen Gray Eagle convey to Michael about her feelings on child abuse regarding alcohol use among pregnant mothers?

4. What did Michael learn when he interviewed Brenda?

5. What happened to Michael after six years of teaching at Dartmouth?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael and Adam participated in a naming ceremony at Standing Rock Indian reservation. Discuss the significance of this ceremony in connection with the people, Michael and Adam; as well as any symbolism represented therein.

Essay Topic 2

After Michael adopted Sava at the age of two, Michael had something to compare Adam's early years to. How did having Sava at an early age enlighten Michael to the many areas in which Adam lagged, and what were the things that Sava accomplished at these early stages that Michael now realized Adam never did?

Essay Topic 3

Michael noted that Adam was good-natured, loving and open to people most of the time. How did these traits help/hinder Adam's development -- emotionally, physically, socially, academically, etc.?

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