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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 test was the one that confirmed the diagnosis of Down Syndrome in Adam, according to her account in the story?
(a) Blood test.
(b) X-ray.
(c) Amniocentesis.
(d) Ultrasound.

2. Martha begins to find it easier to grieve the loss of her ________ and to accept Adam as the way he is.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Degree.
(c) Normal child.
(d) School honors.

3. John is told he needs to fight for a new __________ for a future job, according to the book.
(a) Benefits package.
(b) Manager.
(c) Salary.
(d) Position.

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

5. What is the final pronunciation of Adam's medical status, according to Martha's description?
(a) Needs more pain killers.
(b) Needs life support.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Needs more time in the womb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows John that death is just the beginning of a great adventure, according to the book?

2. What does John feel when he talks to his adviser about the progress of his dissertation?

3. What did Martha decide to do instead of heading to the hospital?

4. The fact that Martha and John are still ________ candidates during the pregnancy causes them a lot of stress.

5. Where does John go at the beginning of this chapter, according to Martha's account in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Martha and John learn from their parents when they talked to them about the diagnosis they learned?

2. What were the circumstances surrounding the phone call that woke Martha up the next day?

3. Why didn't Martha go to the emergency room when she was ill and bleeding profusely?

4. What did John use as rationale when he decided to return home instead of staying in Asia?

5. What did Martha decide to do when she was heading over to see the nurse practitioner?

6. What happened after John spoke with his dissertation adviser that day?

7. What was Martha surprised to see when Adam was introduced to the therapist who worked with certain animals?

8. What happened to Martha when she first arrived at the hospital with John?

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

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

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