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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Martha before she comes home to her father crying about the diagnosis of Adam?
(a) School.
(b) A cafe.
(c) Home.
(d) Mall.

2. What wakes Martha up the following morning, according to her story in the boook?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Her alarm clock.
(c) Katie.
(d) Sibyl.

3. What was Adam's first response to the therapy he received when he was in this new place?
(a) Happy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Bored.
(d) Terrified.

4. John and Martha begin to fight over their ________ for their child, according to the story.
(a) Needs.
(b) Stories.
(c) Expectations.
(d) Names.

5. Where did Martha decide to take Adam, in response to the information she got from her dream?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

6. Who was having troubles accepting Adam's diagnosis at first, though this person decides to support it?
(a) Martha's cousin.
(b) Martha's father.
(c) Martha's mother.
(d) Martha's sister.

7. Where does John go at the beginning of this chapter, according to Martha's account in the story?
(a) Europe.
(b) Asia.
(c) To Hawaii.
(d) Back home.

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

9. Who decides they suddenly need to go home, based on a feeling they have about someone else?
(a) John.
(b) Katie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Sibyl.

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

11. Who does Martha decide to meet with immediately, according to her account in the story?
(a) Jane.
(b) Anna.
(c) John.
(d) Judy.

12. Many doctors and _________ tried to see Adam to examine him when he was in the hospital.
(a) Therapists.
(b) TV reporters.
(c) Harvard professors.
(d) Interns.

13. Who does Martha go to visit during one of the times when John is away for business?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Her family.
(d) John's family.

14. What is the final pronunciation of Adam's medical status, according to Martha's description?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Needs more pain killers.
(c) Needs life support.
(d) Needs more time in the womb.

15. Where do Martha and John arrive at the start of this chapter of the book?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Home.
(c) The school.
(d) Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Martha have to do for herself because there were so many medical professionals looking at Adam?

2. What does the doctor at the hospital suggest that Martha do in order to save her life?

3. What did Adam NOT have immediately after birth, according to the story?

4. What does John feel when he talks to his adviser about the progress of his dissertation?

5. What does John come across when he is walking one night, so he decides to lay down and sleep there?

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