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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Martha packed and ready to do when John comes home with the news about his job?
(a) Go to her parents' house.
(b) Take Katie to school.
(c) Leave him.
(d) Go to the hospital.

2. Because of his experience, John decide to return to his ___________, according to the story.
(a) Family.
(b) Dissertation.
(c) Book.
(d) Job.

3. What wakes Martha up the following morning, according to her story in the boook?
(a) Katie.
(b) Her alarm clock.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Sibyl.

4. One of Martha's classmates misinterprets her comment about _________, which shows her that she is not the only one who isn't smart enough.
(a) Cabbage Patch Kids.
(b) Smurfs.
(c) Art.
(d) Troll dolls.

5. Martha considers herself to be a _________, which is why she hasn't told anyone about her pregnancy.
(a) Responsible adult.
(b) Mother.
(c) Radical gypsy.
(d) Feminist.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Adam unable to speak, as told in the story at the start of the book?

2. What center tells Martha that she will have a child with Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?

3. What does John decide to focus more on after he talks to his adviser about his dissertation?

4. Who does Martha decide to meet with immediately, according to her account in the story?

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

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