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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. 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?
2. In her interview with Michael, Jeaneen Gray Eagle noted that many women had problems with what type of thinking?
3. In Chapter 9 Michael recounted how he met young men on an Indian reservation that resembled Adam in look and actions, and was told by whom that they were victims of FAS?
4. What was the name of the new special education teacher that Adam got in the second grade?
5. How old was the boy that committed suicide mentioned on the radio program Michael tuned in to when he left the airport in Chapter 10?
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. What did Michael see and learn during a reservation visit he recounted in Chapter 9 of "The Broken Cord?"
3. What did Michael name his second adopted child and where did the name come from?
4. Why did Charlotte Braveheart say people were generally surprised to learn that people died because of alcohol?
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 did Jeaneen Gray Eagle believe made FAS even more terrible?
7. Who was Dr. Phil May?
8. What did Adam's transfer to Hartford High school in Vermont mean to him and the family?
9. How did the kids respond when Michael told them that he and Louise were getting married?
10. What did Michael learn when he interviewed Brenda?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
How did Adam's suffering with FAS both challenge and strengthen the family dynamics with his adopted parents; with Sava and Madeline; with Persia and Pall; with Louise's family?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the many ways Michael and Louise worked to help Adam be as self-sufficient as possible; discussing challenges, successes, and setbacks.
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