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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Adam shows to John that ______ things always have a good side to them, according to the story.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Bad.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Complicated.

2. Who shows John that death is just the beginning of a great adventure, according to the book?
(a) Martha.
(b) Adam.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sibyl.

3. Who decides they suddenly need to go home, based on a feeling they have about someone else?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) John.
(c) Martha.
(d) Katie.

4. What is the experience that Martha have in the beginning of her labor?
(a) Intense boredom.
(b) Intense pain.
(c) Intense nausea.
(d) Intense peace.

5. What kind of professional worked with children with Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Linguist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Detective.

6. _________ begins to read all they can on Down Syndrome, even though they find it all dark and depressing.
(a) John.
(b) Katie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Sibyl.

7. What does Martha find when she stops in the place, mentioned in #110, according to her account in the story?
(a) Tea.
(b) Steak.
(c) Ham sandwich.
(d) Textbook.

8. What center tells Martha that she will have a child with Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?
(a) Cleveland Clinic.
(b) Boston Medical Center.
(c) University Health Services.
(d) Johns Hopkins.

9. Many doctors and _________ tried to see Adam to examine him when he was in the hospital.
(a) Harvard professors.
(b) Therapists.
(c) TV reporters.
(d) Interns.

10. Why didn't Adam go home for the first few days of life, according to her account in the story?
(a) Was on a ventilator.
(b) His organs needed to develop more.
(c) He was in pain.
(d) Jaundice.

11. The fact that Martha and John are still ________ candidates during the pregnancy causes them a lot of stress.
(a) Political.
(b) PhD.
(c) Master's.
(d) Philosophy.

12. What kind of hands does Martha ask to help her with her baby, according to her account in the story?
(a) A woman's.
(b) A priest's.
(c) A man's.
(d) A child's.

13. During this time, John thinks about not returning to ________ as he is tired from all that is happening.
(a) Asia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Harvard.
(d) MIT.

14. What did Martha begin to dream about when Adam was two, according to her account in the story?
(a) Bears.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Owls.
(d) Turtles.

15. What test was the one that confirmed the diagnosis of Down Syndrome in Adam, according to her account in the story?
(a) Ultrasound.
(b) Blood test.
(c) Amniocentesis.
(d) X-ray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Martha make the promise that she will come into the hospital as soon as possible?

2. Martha begins to feel ________ in her last few months of pregnancy because of the information she learns.

3. What does John find when he is ready to leave to go back to Boston?

4. John and Martha begin to fight over their ________ for their child, according to the story.

5. Martha begins to find it easier to grieve the loss of her ________ and to accept Adam as the way he is.

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