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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Martha begin to experience when John is away on another business trip?
(a) Bleeding.
(b) Contractions.
(c) Pain.
(d) Hallucinations.

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Nail biting.
(c) Noise.
(d) Silence.

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

11. What were the people in the room examining Adam for, according to her account in the story?
(a) Life threatening conditions.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Number of fingers and toes.
(d) Extra parts.

12. Martha begins to feel ________ in her last few months of pregnancy because of the information she learns.
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Happy.
(d) Excited.

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

14. What does John leave the apartment to do, which leaves Martha in a moment of despair?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Grocery shopping.
(c) Dentist appointment.
(d) Get Katie from school.

15. What is Martha packed and ready to do when John comes home with the news about his job?
(a) Take Katie to school.
(b) Leave him.
(c) Go to her parents' house.
(d) Go to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides not to back down from the position of having the baby, besides Martha?

2. John is told he needs to fight for a new __________ for a future job, according to the book.

3. Who points out Adam's small, but perfect features, according to her account in the story?

4. How might the people who want Martha and John to not have their baby be described?

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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