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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. In what year did Louise birth their second child?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter 12 Michael continued his research by interviewing Charlotte whose last name was what?

4. In Chapters 10 through 12 Michael wondered if there would be a lower number of FAS cases if the women were kept what?

5. What was the name of the school Michael's kids attended after he took a job in another country because they had policies that emphasized special education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Jeaneen Gray Eagle feel about jailing pregnant women who drank and what information did she reveal about family support in this matter?

6. What did Michael learn when he interviewed Brenda?

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

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

9. Who was Madeline?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What key points did Charlotte Braveheart and Brenda, the Lakota in South Dakota, make about FAS that hit home with Michael in regards to Adam's challenges and potential? How did these insights affect Michael?

Essay Topic 2

Michael attended a variety of conferences and conventions with alcohol researchers, experts, etc. Examine the benefits and drawbacks of these venues and participant interactions in connection with Michael's project as well as in connection with his role as the parent of a child with FAS.

Essay Topic 3

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

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