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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 airport did Michael rent a vehicle to travel to a conference?

2. Over what project was Jeaneen Gray Eagle director?

3. Who had Charlotte worked with that Michael had already interviewed?

4. Who helped Michael adopt a second child?

5. What position did Louise hold at the Boston Indian Council newspaper when Michael reconnected with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Michael after six years of teaching at Dartmouth?

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

5. How did the kids respond when Michael told them that he and Louise were getting married?

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

7. What did Michael learn when he interviewed Brenda?

8. Who was Alice Hendrick?

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

10. What did Michael come to realize about Adam when Brenda mentioned the fact that children with FAS have access to Medicaid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Michael had his wife write the Foreword to "The Broken Cord" and his son, Adam write the last chapter. Discuss Michael's reasoning for doing this and examine how effective and/or ineffective it was for these these additional perspectives to be placed before the reader.

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