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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What could Martha and John not see because of all of the people who were gathered in the hospital room?
(a) The ceiling.
(b) Katie.
(c) The end of the table.
(d) Adam.

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

4. Why does Martha wake up in the middle of the night, before she and John decide to talk?
(a) She wants a snack.
(b) She is crying.
(c) She is in pain.
(d) She is bleeding.

5. John realizes there is nothing that he needs to do in ____________ that can not be done over the phone or by fax.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hanoi.
(d) Singapore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John leave the apartment to do, which leaves Martha in a moment of despair?

2. John is told he needs to fight for a new __________ for a future job, according to the book.

3. What wakes Martha up the following morning, according to her story in the boook?

4. Martha decides that she has __________ with her son and that she is determined to have her son.

5. What does Martha see floating before her while she feels cradled in the arms of someone who makes her feel completely at peace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after John spoke with his dissertation adviser that day?

2. What happened to Martha when she first arrived at the hospital with John?

3. What was Martha thinking about when John is talking to his mentor and having troubles focusing on his words?

4. What was the negative experience that Martha has in one of her classes, causing her to not doubt what others thought of her decision to have the baby?

5. What did Martha recall happening when she asked for someone to help her save her baby?

6. Why was Martha having troubles with bleeding during her pregnancy?

7. Why didn't Martha go to the emergency room when she was ill and bleeding profusely?

8. What did the doctor in the hospital accuse Martha of doing when she was admitted again for dehydration?

9. What made it easier for Martha to grieve the loss of her normal child when she was visiting family?

10. Why couldn't Martha and John see Adam when he was first born, according to her description?

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