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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Martha end up in the hospital with IV fluids again, towards the end of her pregnancy?
(a) Nausea.
(b) She decides not to eat well.
(c) An infection.
(d) Diarrhea.

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

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

5. What could Martha and John not see because of all of the people who were gathered in the hospital room?
(a) Katie.
(b) The ceiling.
(c) Adam.
(d) The end of the table.

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

7. What does John find when he is ready to leave to go back to Boston?
(a) All the flights are booked.
(b) He can't find his passport.
(c) He doesn't want to go back.
(d) He can't get ahold of Martha.

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

9. What kind of professional worked with children with Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?
(a) Detective.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Linguist.
(d) Psychologist.

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

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

12. Where does Martha stop along the way to her visit with the nurse practitioner?
(a) Harvard Coop.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The coffee shop.
(d) The cafe.

13. Who does Martha make the promise that she will come into the hospital as soon as possible?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) John.
(c) Anna.
(d) Doctor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John decide to focus more on after he talks to his adviser about his dissertation?

2. Who does Martha go to visit during one of the times when John is away for business?

3. Who decides they suddenly need to go home, based on a feeling they have about someone else?

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

5. John and Martha begin to fight over their ________ for their child, according to the story.

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