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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. How many blood siblings did Michael mention that Adam had?
2. Michale noted in Chapters 4 through 6 of "The Broken Cord" that despite advantages, Adam, like others with FAS still could not make change, consider consequences, nor what?
3. Michael responded to people complaining about poverty in their community, by telling them to take responsibility for their lives and their what?
4. Based on details in Chapter 5 of the book, when Michael questioned the program director about why Adam's application was rejected, the director told Michael that Adam was what?
5. Once back home from Adam's time in the hospital in Littleton, how much time went by before Michael had to contact the doctor about Adam's health?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Michael respond to complaints on the Indian reservation about government cuts and their community?
2. How did Michael's dream the night before the naming ceremony end up being connected with the ceremony?
3. How did the program director and Adam's daycare respond to Michael's objections about the report completed by Dartmouth psychology students?
4. After Adam's initial health issues, what did Michael note in Chapter 3 of "The Broken Cord" about Adam's recovery over a period of time?
5. In the Foreword, what did Louise describe as the most "damaging aspect" of fetal alcohol syndrome and why?
6. How did Michael find out about Adam's birth parents and why did he not want to know about them when he adopted Adam?
7. How did Michael feel about a home visit and what did he do in preparation, according to details in Chapter 2 of the book?
8. What did the social worker tell Michael about Adam when Michael was contacted about Adam's adoption availability?
9. What happened with Adam's health about three weeks after the Littleton hospital visit?
10. By adopting Adam, what did Michael believe about Adam's quality of life compared to not adopting him, as noted in details provided in Chapter 4 through 6 of the book?
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
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
Adam wrote the last chapter in the book. Examine what insights are gained about Adam from this chapter; as well as what insights are gained about Adam's perceptions of Michael, his many caregivers, and his family life with Louise and his siblings?
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