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

2. At Adam's part time job in Chapter 11, he picked up trash and refilled what?

3. Dr. May believed the FAS problem was serious but he also believed that his colleague Jeaneen Gray Eagle's figures about the problem were what?

4. What did Michael name his second adopted child?

5. As detailed in Chapter 7 of "The Broken Cord," in order to motivate Adam to achieve, Michael used, unsuccessfully, punishment and what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Michael learn when he interviewed Brenda?

7. Why did some of Jeaneen Gray Eagle's colleagues refer to her as "chicken little" in reference to FAS?

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

9. Who was Dr. Phil May?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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