View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Martha need to get from University Health Services emergency center?
(a) Pain killers.
(b) IV fluids.
(c) Anti-diarrheal medicine.
(d) Antibiotics.

2. What made Martha the ideal test case patient for new nurses that were in the medical center?
(a) A strange blood count.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Large veins.
(d) A willing attitude.

3. On what day does Martha realize that she needs to eat or else she can not take care of Katie?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Second.

4. What did Martha go into town to get when she had the incident with the moose?
(a) A new outfit.
(b) Pain killers.
(c) Pregnancy test.
(d) Milk.

5. What does Katie see out of the window which causes Martha to realize they need to leave their home?
(a) Flames.
(b) Fire trucks.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Police cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hospital say is the prognosis of Martha's baby after she has been checked out?

2. How many people give up their seats for Martha when she makes her way to safety, according to her account in the book?

3. What is the condition that is suggested by the test result that Martha gets after the holiday?

4. What has John brought back with him when he comes home from his business trip?

5. What does Martha have to do in order to check the test that she took before the holiday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Martha and John plan to do when they were on a Christmas holiday from Harvard?

2. What did Martha have to deal with at school after John returned home from another business trip?

3. What was the subject matter and the time period that this book covered?

4. What did the daycare that was closest to Harvard require in order to admit Katie to their program?

5. What was the vivid dream that Martha has, causing her to ask for more testing on her child?

6. What were some of the accomplishments that Martha Beck lists within the context of this book?

7. What happened right when John leaves for his next trip for his consulting job, so he doesn't know this has happened?

8. What did Martha and John feel about the prospect of going to Harvard to get their degrees?

9. What happened to Martha after she begins to feel ill all day, though she ignores it?

10. What was the story that Deirdre shares that is surprising like Martha's?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 632 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample