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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the grocery store that Martha could go to located in relation to her home?
(a) Across the street.
(b) The shopping center up the road.
(c) The lobby.
(d) The school.

2. Where does Martha know that she needs to go although she's not sure she can make it on her own?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) School.
(c) ER.
(d) Doctor's office.

3. What is the condition that is suggested by the test result that Martha gets after the holiday?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Down Syndrome.
(d) Dwarfism.

4. What does Martha have to arrange when John is going to be out of town for a few weeks?
(a) Extra lesson plans.
(b) Childcare.
(c) Her doctor appointments.
(d) The move to a new house.

5. What does Martha have to do in addition to the amniocentesis, according to her account in the book?
(a) Surgery.
(b) Ultrasound.
(c) Fasting sugar check.
(d) Blood test.

6. Who calls later in the night and lets Martha know that her vision was not a dream?
(a) John.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Sibil.

7. What do John and Martha decide to do after they go to the doctor's office again?
(a) Have coffee.
(b) Walk in the park.
(c) Eat at a cafe.
(d) Shop.

8. Who does Sibyl bring with her the next time that she goes to see Martha at her apartment?
(a) Anna.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Terrence.
(d) John.

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

10. At what age was Adam unable to speak, as told in the story at the start of the book?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

12. What does Martha decide to put on the refrigerator after coming back from her tests?
(a) A list of things to buy the baby.
(b) A news clipping.
(c) The baby name.
(d) Ultrasound picture.

13. What did some of the daycare centers in the Beck's area require that parents have in order to be admitted?
(a) A steady job.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) A larger home.
(d) A car.

14. What does Katie see out of the window which causes Martha to realize they need to leave their home?
(a) Flames.
(b) Police cars.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Fire trucks.

15. How long was Martha left home alone with Katie when John was at his job assignment?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets to see the picture of the ultrasound before it is hung up, according to Martha's account in the book?

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

3. What was the result of the alfa fetal protein test that Martha took before the holiday?

4. Who does Deirdre say once was cruel to her, according to her account in the book?

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

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