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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Martha begin to dream about when Adam was two, according to her account in the story?
(a) Bears.
(b) Owls.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Turtles.

3. The fact that Martha and John are still ________ candidates during the pregnancy causes them a lot of stress.
(a) Political.
(b) PhD.
(c) Master's.
(d) Philosophy.

4. Who did Martha call when she realized she needed medical help?
(a) University Medical Services.
(b) ER.
(c) John.
(d) Sibyl.

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

7. How does one of Martha's friends know so much about Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?
(a) Martha.
(b) Her own experience.
(c) Novel research.
(d) A class she took.

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

9. Martha began to be frightened about what would happen if Adam were born ________.
(a) Prematurely.
(b) Normal.
(c) With Down Syndrome.
(d) Too late.

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

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

12. What would this professional use to help children with Down Syndrome?
(a) Bells.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Owls.

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

14. What does Martha buy for Adam when she is shopping at the Harvard Coop?
(a) Harvard sweatsuit.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) Harvard shoes.
(d) A book.

15. What does the touch on Martha cause to happen, according to her account in the story?
(a) The bleeding to get worse.
(b) The bleeding to stop.
(c) A headache to begin.
(d) A headache to stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ was having a conversation with a mentor when they are told to forget their family.

2. What does John's boss offer to pay him for during the time when he finished his dissertation?

3. What were the people in the room examining Adam for, according to her account in the story?

4. Martha finds out that _______ knows all there is to know about children with birth defects.

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

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