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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides not to back down from the position of having the baby, besides Martha?
(a) John.
(b) No one.
(c) The nurse practitioner.
(d) Martha's parents.

2. Where was Martha before she comes home to her father crying about the diagnosis of Adam?
(a) A cafe.
(b) Mall.
(c) Home.
(d) School.

3. ________ was having a conversation with a mentor when they are told to forget their family.
(a) John.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Deirdre.
(d) Martha.

4. What do Martha's cousin and Martha joke about when they are out on an adventure together?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) School.
(d) Childhood.

5. What is coming to an end, which is why John is being pushed in a certain direction by others?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Consulting job.
(c) His marriage.
(d) Degree.

6. Who does Martha decide to wait for on the phone with the nurse practitioner, keeping her on the line until this person arrived home?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Anna.
(c) Her mother.
(d) John.

7. What is the name of the nurse practitioner that tells Martha that her child might have Down Syndrome?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Judy.

8. What is the ability that John and Martha have which allows them to connect with each other?
(a) Seeing Thing.
(b) Seeing Song.
(c) Seeing Trance.
(d) Seeing Eye.

9. What does Martha begin to experience when John is away on another business trip?
(a) Pain.
(b) Contractions.
(c) Bleeding.
(d) Hallucinations.

10. Who is the one that feels that they should name the child Adam instead of the name they'd already picked out?
(a) Both.
(b) Martha.
(c) Katie.
(d) John.

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

12. What does Martha buy for Adam when she is shopping at the Harvard Coop?
(a) A book.
(b) Harvard shoes.
(c) Harvard sweatsuit.
(d) A picture frame.

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

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

15. What do John and Martha share with each other when they are talking? ___________ that happened during the pregnancy.
(a) Feelings.
(b) Upsets.
(c) Names.
(d) Odd experiences.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of hands does Martha ask to help her with her baby, according to her account in the story?

3. Who does Martha find to be supportive when she and John call them about their diagnosis?

4. What did Martha decide to do instead of heading to the hospital?

5. What does John's boss offer to pay him for during the time when he finished his dissertation?

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