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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hospital say is the prognosis of Martha's baby after she has been checked out?
(a) The baby is deformed.
(b) Healthy.
(c) The baby needs oxygen.
(d) The baby's heart is beating irregularly.

2. What school do Martha and her husband attend, which intimidates them because of all the work they have to do?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) MIT.

3. What does the helpful strange offer to Martha, which was exactly what she had been craving?
(a) A new book.
(b) Groceries.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) Movies.

4. Martha and John seem to fight more about their ________ structure than about other things on the holiday.
(a) School.
(b) Medical.
(c) Family.
(d) Career.

5. What do John and Martha do very little of during their holiday with Katie?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Speaking.
(c) Studying.
(d) Walking.

6. What is the reason why Martha did not leave sooner than she probably should have?
(a) Her dream.
(b) A phone call.
(c) Katie's recital.
(d) False alarms in the past.

7. Where is John when the apartment fire happens, so he knows nothing of the event?
(a) Singapore.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Hanoi.
(d) Tokyo.

8. How many flights of stairs does Martha have to walk down in order to reach safety?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

9. What does Martha feel pushing her on when she is in the stairwell and gets tired?
(a) A voice.
(b) Her mother's perfume.
(c) A hand.
(d) Katie's screams.

10. How many children do Martha and John have besides Adam?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

11. What does Martha believe is important at the school where she is attending to attain her PhD?
(a) Her writing credits.
(b) Appearance.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her income.

12. What kind of book is this book, as evidenced by the way the book is written and presented to the reader?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Textbook.
(c) Fictional story.
(d) Myth.

13. Who offers to walk Martha home after her incident during the gender seminar?
(a) Anna.
(b) John.
(c) Fellow student.
(d) Sibyl.

14. What is the area that explodes, causing a fire in the Beck's apartment building?
(a) Front office.
(b) Boiler room.
(c) Another apartment.
(d) Grocery store.

15. Who came to Deirdre's rescue when she was faced with a difficult time, as Martha is?
(a) A friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) An old woman.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha inquire about after she feels that her baby might have troubles, according to her account in the book?

2. Who feels the urge to leave but ignores it until there are more obvious signs that the danger is real?

3. What does Katie see out of the window which causes Martha to realize they need to leave their home?

4. Why does John begin to panic after trying to call Martha at home?

5. What kind of disorder does Martha have that causes her to have difficult pregnancies?

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