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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the people in the room examining Adam for, according to her account in the story?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Life threatening conditions.
(c) Extra parts.
(d) Number of fingers and toes.

2. Where does Martha begin to cry after getting the item, according to her account in the story?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Elevator.

3. Who does Martha pray to when she is having her medical crisis? Bunraku _____________.
(a) Puppeteers.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Goddesses.
(d) Gods.

4. Martha believes that Adam was sent into the world to ________ her and her husband, according to her account in the story.
(a) Strengthen.
(b) Connect with.
(c) Teach.
(d) Avoid.

5. What does Martha notice is happening in the room in the moments before Adam arrives in the world?
(a) A large gathering of professionals.
(b) Silence.
(c) Nail biting.
(d) Noise.

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

7. What does John decide to begin to arrange when he arrives back from his trip overseas?
(a) Classes.
(b) His new job.
(c) Katie's daycare.
(d) Home health care.

8. _________ is a stressful experience for Martha since there are many unknowns during the birth of Adam.
(a) Parenting.
(b) Reading.
(c) Labor.
(d) Shopping.

9. What does John feel when he talks to his adviser about the progress of his dissertation?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Guilty.

10. What is Martha packed and ready to do when John comes home with the news about his job?
(a) Take Katie to school.
(b) Go to the hospital.
(c) Leave him.
(d) Go to her parents' house.

11. What is the name of Martha's cousin who takes her out one afternoon?
(a) Julie.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Anna.
(d) Katie.

12. Who shows John that death is just the beginning of a great adventure, according to the book?
(a) Martha.
(b) Adam.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Anna.

13. What does the obstetrician accuse Martha of doing which is why the doctor thinks she's in the hospital?
(a) Trying to get more attention.
(b) Trying to commit suicide.
(c) Trying to starve herself.
(d) Nothing.

14. What does Martha find that John has hidden in one of the drawers where she was going to hide the gift for Adam?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Picture frame.
(c) Book.
(d) Sweat suit.

15. Martha finds out that _______ knows all there is to know about children with birth defects.
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Anna.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Martha before she comes home to her father crying about the diagnosis of Adam?

2. Adam shows to John that ______ things always have a good side to them, according to the story.

3. Because of his experience, John decide to return to his ___________, according to the story.

4. Martha begins to find it easier to grieve the loss of her ________ and to accept Adam as the way he is.

5. Where does Martha stop along the way to her visit with the nurse practitioner?

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