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

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

3. How might the people who want Martha and John to not have their baby be described?
(a) Unintelligent.
(b) Boring.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Absent.

4. What was Adam's first response to the therapy he received when he was in this new place?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Bored.
(c) Happy.
(d) Calm.

5. Who decides not to back down from the position of having the baby, besides Martha?
(a) John.
(b) Martha's parents.
(c) The nurse practitioner.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha buy for Adam when she is shopping at the Harvard Coop?

2. _________ begins to read all they can on Down Syndrome, even though they find it all dark and depressing.

3. Who does Martha decide to meet with immediately, according to her account in the story?

4. Adam came into the world and he was not the _________ that many had expected him to be.

5. What does Martha find when she stops in the place, mentioned in #110, according to her account in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Adam go home in the first few days after his birth, according to the story?

2. What was Martha thinking about when John is talking to his mentor and having troubles focusing on his words?

3. What happened when Martha and John were able to hold Adam and the pediatrician comes in?

4. Why was Martha having troubles with bleeding during her pregnancy?

5. What did John's dissertation adviser tell John when John tells him about the diagnosis?

6. Why couldn't Martha and John see Adam when he was first born, according to her description?

7. What did Martha recall happening when she asked for someone to help her save her baby?

8. What did Martha learn on the phone call that makes her stay on the phone until John arrived home?

9. What did Martha discover when she returns from a trip to the mall?

10. What made it easier for Martha to grieve the loss of her normal child when she was visiting family?

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