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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. What did Martha go into town to get when she had the incident with the moose?
(a) Milk.
(b) Pain killers.
(c) A new outfit.
(d) Pregnancy test.

2. Where is John when the apartment fire happens, so he knows nothing of the event?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Beijing.

3. What does the person Martha interviews say that Adam wants her to stop doing?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Worrying.
(c) Hugging him.
(d) Yelling.

4. How many degrees from Harvard does Martha hold, according to her account in the book?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What does John decide to avoid as he is worried about his wife?
(a) Class.
(b) Business dinner.
(c) An assignment that's due.
(d) Phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Martha the ideal test case patient for new nurses that were in the medical center?

2. What kind of disorder does Martha have that causes her to have difficult pregnancies?

3. Where does John have to fly to every few weeks for his job in order to support the family?

4. Who feels the urge to leave but ignores it until there are more obvious signs that the danger is real?

5. What does Martha find out about her rescuer in the days to come?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Martha find out from a nurse practitioner when she arrived back from the holidays?

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

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

4. Why didn't Martha leave the apartment right away when the grocery store incident happened?

5. What was the sign that Martha sees from another student, helping her realize she is not the only one faking her way through school?

6. Why did Deirdre and Sibyl say they were willing to help Martha out in her condition?

7. What was the story that Deirdre shares that is surprising like Martha's?

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

9. What did Martha and John feel about the prospect of going to Harvard to get their degrees?

10. What did Martha begin to think of when she saw her baby for the first time on the ultrasound?

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