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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. What kind of person was Martha interviewing for her dissertation, a person who gave her insight into her son?

2. What is the reason why Martha did not leave sooner than she probably should have?

3. Where does Martha go shopping for clothing that is heavier and less form fitting?

4. What were Martha's students unhappy about, according to her account in the book?

5. What happens in Martha's gender seminar that causes others to find out she is pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the struggles that Martha faced when she began the new semester?

2. Why did John try to persuade Martha to abort the baby, as they sat in a cafe?

3. What happened to Martha when she is going down the stairwell during the emergency?

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

5. What happened to Martha that leads her to have to tell others that she is pregnant, even though she doesn't want to do so?

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

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

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

9. Why did Martha decide to shop for larger clothing in New Hampshire at the start of this section?

10. What did Martha begin to think of when she saw her baby for the first time on the ultrasound?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martha has a medical emergency, but decides to sleep instead of going to the hospital.

Part 1: Why do you think Martha didn't go to the hospital right away?

Part 2: What would you have done if you were the doctor on the other line?

Part 3: How do you think Martha could have better prepared for an emergency situation like this?

Essay Topic 2

Martha, at first, decides that she will hide her pregnancy from others since she's not sure how she feels about it either, it seems.

Part 1: Do you think Martha should have told more people about her pregnancy?

Part 2: Why do you think Martha might have thought hiding her pregnancy was the best idea?

Part 3: How do you think Harvard might have reacted to learning about Martha's pregnancy?

Essay Topic 3

A student berates Martha for falling for the stereotype of the weak woman who has morning sickness.

Part 1: Why do you think the student feels a woman is weak for having morning sickness?

Part 2: How do you feel about a person who considers another person's sickness to be a weakness?

Part 3: How would you have responded to the student if you were in Martha's shoes?

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