Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Martha Beck
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Martha Beck
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who calls later in the night and lets Martha know that her vision was not a dream?

2. How many flights of stairs does Martha have to walk down in order to reach safety?

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

4. What does Martha wake up to in the middle of the night after feeling ill during the day?

5. What kind of book is this book, as evidenced by the way the book is written and presented to the reader?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What made Martha and John nervous about the consulting job that John took?

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

5. What were the two medical issues that John and Martha faced when he returned from his trip overseas?

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

7. What did Martha learn about Adam, even though he was only three years old and could not speak yet?

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

9. Why didn't Martha leave the apartment right away when the grocery store incident happened?

10. Why didn't Martha want anyone to know at Harvard about the pregnancy she just discovered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martha can not understand why Deirdre would want to stay with a man who was cruel to her.

Part 1: Why do you think Deirdre decided to stay with a person who was cruel to her?

Part 2: Would you want to stay with a person who was cruel to her?

Part 3: Make an argument for a person to stay with someone who is mean to them, whether it's physical or mental abuse.

Essay Topic 2

The book itself is a memoir, told from the perspective of Martha as she learns about giving birth to a child who has Down Syndrome.

Part 1: Why do you think bringing up a child with Down Syndrome is more difficult?

Part 2: How might you respond if you heard your child was to be born with Down Syndrome?

Part 3: Do you think a person should abort a child if they know they're going to have developmental disorders?

Essay Topic 3

Martha could only find a book on Down Syndrome that was depressing and not helpful to her situation. But she reads it anyway.

Part 1: Why do you think the books on Down Syndrome at the time were depressing?

Part 2: Do you think people are accepting of Down Syndrome today?

Part 3: Would you want to read books on Down Syndrome if you were to find out your child had the condition?

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