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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John find when he is ready to leave to go back to Boston?
(a) He doesn't want to go back.
(b) All the flights are booked.
(c) He can't find his passport.
(d) He can't get ahold of Martha.

2. ________ was having a conversation with a mentor when they are told to forget their family.
(a) John.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Deirdre.
(d) Martha.

3. What did Adam NOT have immediately after birth, according to the story?
(a) Small features.
(b) Jaundice.
(c) Problems.
(d) Good health.

4. What kind of professional worked with children with Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?
(a) Detective.
(b) Linguist.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Doctor.

5. What does the doctor at the hospital suggest that Martha do in order to save her life?
(a) A new doctor.
(b) Another amniocentesis.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Blood test.

6. What is coming to an end, which is why John is being pushed in a certain direction by others?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) His marriage.
(c) Degree.
(d) Consulting job.

7. What was Martha bleeding from, according to her account in the story?
(a) Partial cervical collapse.
(b) Partial abruption of the placenta.
(c) Abruption of the ovaries.
(d) Partial abruption of the fallopian tubes.

8. Why does Martha end up in the hospital with IV fluids again, towards the end of her pregnancy?
(a) Nausea.
(b) She decides not to eat well.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) An infection.

9. Why does Martha wake up in the middle of the night, before she and John decide to talk?
(a) She wants a snack.
(b) She is in pain.
(c) She is crying.
(d) She is bleeding.

10. Adam shows to John that ______ things always have a good side to them, according to the story.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Bad.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Complicated.

11. What does Martha believe she can see inside the doctor as they are talking to each other?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Understanding.

12. Martha begins to feel ________ in her last few months of pregnancy because of the information she learns.
(a) Happy.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Excited.

13. What test was the one that confirmed the diagnosis of Down Syndrome in Adam, according to her account in the story?
(a) Blood test.
(b) Amniocentesis.
(c) X-ray.
(d) Ultrasound.

14. What is the ability that John and Martha have which allows them to connect with each other?
(a) Seeing Trance.
(b) Seeing Song.
(c) Seeing Thing.
(d) Seeing Eye.

15. Who does Martha make the promise that she will come into the hospital as soon as possible?
(a) John.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martha struggling with since now everyone knows about her pregnancy and about Adam?

2. Who does Martha pray to when she is having her medical crisis? Bunraku _____________.

3. _________ begins to read all they can on Down Syndrome, even though they find it all dark and depressing.

4. Where does Martha begin to cry after getting the item, according to her account in the story?

5. What is the name of the nurse practitioner that tells Martha that her child might have Down Syndrome?

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