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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Martha go shopping for clothing that is heavier and less form fitting?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Providence.
(d) Boston.

2. How many people give up their seats for Martha when she makes her way to safety, according to her account in the book?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Zero.
(d) Five.

3. What does the hospital say is the prognosis of Martha's baby after she has been checked out?
(a) Healthy.
(b) The baby's heart is beating irregularly.
(c) The baby needs oxygen.
(d) The baby is deformed.

4. How long was Martha left home alone with Katie when John was at his job assignment?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Seven days.

5. What does Martha realize when she opens the door to her apartment during the fire?
(a) She didn't tell John.
(b) She doesn't know her name.
(c) The fire is real.
(d) She doesn't know where Katie is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person walking Martha home from class believe she is indulging in?

2. What kind of person was Martha interviewing for her dissertation, a person who gave her insight into her son?

3. The person Martha is interviewing says that Adam is hurt more by Martha being ________ than being open.

4. What does Martha believe is important at the school where she is attending to attain her PhD?

5. What kind of job has John been doing which takes him away from his family more often than he might like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two medical issues that John and Martha faced when he returned from his trip overseas?

2. Why didn't Martha want anyone to know at Harvard about the pregnancy she just discovered?

3. What was the vivid dream that Martha has, causing her to ask for more testing on her child?

4. What happened to Martha after she begins to feel ill all day, though she ignores it?

5. Why did Martha find herself growing weaker and weaker when she was taking care of Katie on her own?

6. Why did John try to persuade Martha to abort the baby, as they sat in a cafe?

7. What was the stroke of luck that Martha experienced in relation to the daycare situation?

8. What was the subject matter and the time period that this book covered?

9. What made Martha and John nervous about the consulting job that John took?

10. What act of generosity moved Martha when she came up to the ambulance to have someone check her baby?

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