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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 choice has Cannie made about her pregnancy?
(a) She will give the baby up for adoption.
(b) She will terminate the pregnancy.
(c) She will let Bruce raise the baby.
(d) She will keep the baby.

2. How many weeks premature is Cannie's baby?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

3. What happens when Cannie falls in the airport bathroom?
(a) Cannie begins to hemorrhage.
(b) Cannie breaks a rib.
(c) Cannie bumps her head.
(d) Cannie breaks her wrist.

4. What do Cannie and her mother do at the Jewish Community Center?
(a) Play bridge.
(b) Sit in the sauna.
(c) Go swimming.
(d) Play squash.

5. How does Cannie keep in touch with Dr. K?
(a) Via email.
(b) She doesn't.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Weekly meetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decorates Cannie's apartment for her?

2. Where does Cannie wake up at the beginning of Chapter 16?

3. What ceremony is taking place in Chapter 20?

4. Who calls Cannie fat in Chapter 15?

5. What do Dr. K, Cannie and Joy watch together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Samantha react to the news of Cannie's pregnancy?

2. What bad news does Cannie receive in Chapter 18?

3. Who does Cannie turn to for help in Chapter 19?

4. How does Cannie greet the new year at the end of the novel?

5. What kindness does Dr. K show Cannie in Chapter 14?

6. What preparations for the baby are being made by Cannie in Chapter 13?

7. How does Cannie respond to the fact that Bruce has not tried to contact her in Chapter 11?

8. In Chapter 19, Cannie writes for the first time since Joy was born - what does she write about?

9. What is Bruce's reason for not acknowledging Cannie's pregnancy, and how does Cannie respond?

10. What arrangements does Cannie make at work in preparation for her baby?

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