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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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) Noise.
(d) Nail biting.

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

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

10. What is the experience that Martha have in the beginning of her labor?
(a) Intense nausea.
(b) Intense pain.
(c) Intense peace.
(d) Intense boredom.

11. Because of his experience, John decide to return to his ___________, according to the story.
(a) Job.
(b) Dissertation.
(c) Book.
(d) Family.

12. 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) Avoid.
(d) Teach.

13. In one class, a man shouted out that it was a ________ decision to abort a deformed child.
(a) Man's.
(b) Court's.
(c) Doctor's.
(d) Woman's.

14. What does John come across when he is walking one night, so he decides to lay down and sleep there?
(a) Shrine.
(b) Bookstore couch.
(c) Park.
(d) Field of flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Martha up the following morning, according to her story in the boook?

2. What is the ability that John and Martha have which allows them to connect with each other?

3. _________ is a stressful experience for Martha since there are many unknowns during the birth of Adam.

4. Martha decides that she has __________ with her son and that she is determined to have her son.

5. What does Martha find when she stops in the place, mentioned in #110, according to her account in the story?

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