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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. According to Jeaneen's estimates, at least what percentage of pregnant women drank at least on weekends?

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 what year did Louise birth their second child?

4. How old was the available third child the social worker called to tell Michael about for adoption?

5. What was the title of the book that Louise had published while Adam was in the ninth grade?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Dr. Phil May?

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

4. What did Michael see and learn during a reservation visit he recounted in Chapter 9 of "The Broken Cord?"

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

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

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

8. Who was Madeline?

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

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

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 2

Examine the many ways Michael and Louise worked to help Adam be as self-sufficient as possible; discussing challenges, successes, and setbacks.

Essay Topic 3

At one point Michael realized Adam would be better served with two parents. At another point Michael took a job in another country because its policies supported special education. Michael consistently went out of his way and took the extra lengths to ensure the best for each of his adopted kids. Discuss this behavior, its implications, and specific instances of such and the surrounding circumstances.

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