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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Martha realize that she needs to eat or else she can not take care of Katie?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.

2. Who does Martha decide to call in order to have a place to stay until their apartment is safe again?
(a) John.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Anna.

3. What does Martha discover the next day that reminds her of the incident in the stairwell?
(a) A note.
(b) A book.
(c) A picture.
(d) Her missing coat.

4. What happened to Deirdre after she left this man and became pregnant?
(a) She went back to him.
(b) She aborted the child.
(c) She was unable to eat.
(d) She decided to start a new degree.

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

6. Who gets to see the picture of the ultrasound before it is hung up, according to Martha's account in the book?
(a) John.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Anna.
(d) Katie.

7. What does the person walking Martha home from class believe she is indulging in?
(a) Her husband's kindness.
(b) Morning sickness.
(c) Her poverty.
(d) PhD status.

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

9. What does John suggest that Martha do if she should find out anything is wrong with the baby?
(a) Abort it.
(b) Celebrate.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Keep it.

10. Why does John begin to panic after trying to call Martha at home?
(a) A man answers.
(b) She sounds strange.
(c) There is no dial tone.
(d) She does not answer.

11. What kind of person was Martha interviewing for her dissertation, a person who gave her insight into her son?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Magician.
(c) Psychic.
(d) Therapist.

12. What does Martha have to do in order to check the test that she took before the holiday?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Exercise more.
(c) Retake the test.
(d) Take more vitamins.

13. What was the name that John and Martha had first decided to call their new baby?
(a) John.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Eric.
(d) Christen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has John brought back with him when he comes home from his business trip?

2. What does John buy at the same time that Martha is shopping for clothing?

3. Where did the Beck family go the summer before they returned to their home on the East Coast?

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

5. How many degrees from Harvard does Martha hold, according to her account in the book?

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