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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martha decide to do instead of heading to the hospital?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Call John.
(c) Bake a cake.
(d) Read a book.

2. What does Martha find when she stops in the place, mentioned in #110, according to her account in the story?
(a) Textbook.
(b) Ham sandwich.
(c) Tea.
(d) Steak.

3. Who decides not to back down from the position of having the baby, besides Martha?
(a) John.
(b) Martha's parents.
(c) The nurse practitioner.
(d) No one.

4. Adam came into the world and he was not the _________ that many had expected him to be.
(a) Mystery.
(b) Medical nightmare.
(c) Pain.
(d) Monster.

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

6. What does John decide to focus more on after he talks to his adviser about his dissertation?
(a) Katie.
(b) Home life.
(c) Martha.
(d) Schoolwork.

7. 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 bleeding.
(c) She is in pain.
(d) She wants a snack.

8. Why didn't Adam go home for the first few days of life, according to her account in the story?
(a) Was on a ventilator.
(b) He was in pain.
(c) Jaundice.
(d) His organs needed to develop more.

9. What does Martha feel touch her when she recalls asking someone to help her save her baby?
(a) A breast.
(b) A mouth.
(c) A pair of lips.
(d) A hand.

10. What is the name of the nurse practitioner that tells Martha that her child might have Down Syndrome?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Anna.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Judy.

11. What does the doctor give to Martha when she is in the hospital? Reasons she should not ____________.
(a) Have the baby.
(b) Be sleeping so much.
(c) Be married to John.
(d) Ignore her health.

12. John realizes there is nothing that he needs to do in ____________ that can not be done over the phone or by fax.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Hanoi.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is coming to an end, which is why John is being pushed in a certain direction by others?

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

3. Where did Martha decide to take Adam, in response to the information she got from her dream?

4. What is the experience that Martha have in the beginning of her labor?

5. Martha believes that Adam was sent into the world to ________ her and her husband, according to her account in the story.

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