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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. Who points out Adam's small, but perfect features, according to her account in the story?
(a) John.
(b) Katie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Pediatrician.

2. Who does Martha find to be supportive when she and John call them about their diagnosis?
(a) Parents.
(b) Katie's parents.
(c) Their landlady.
(d) Harvard professors.

3. Who does Martha pray to when she is having her medical crisis? Bunraku _____________.
(a) Nurses.
(b) Goddesses.
(c) Gods.
(d) Puppeteers.

4. What does Martha decide to order from the grocery delivery?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) Steak.
(c) A grilled cheese sandwich.
(d) Chicken noodle soup.

5. What does Martha find that John has hidden in one of the drawers where she was going to hide the gift for Adam?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Book.
(c) Sweat suit.
(d) Picture frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does one of Martha's friends know so much about Down Syndrome, according to her account in the story?

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

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

4. Martha begins to find it easier to grieve the loss of her ________ and to accept Adam as the way he is.

5. What does John come across when he is walking one night, so he decides to lay down and sleep there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was Martha surprised to learn about Sibyl when she told her about the diagnosis of Adam?

6. What did the doctor in the hospital accuse Martha of doing when she was admitted again for dehydration?

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

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

9. What did Martha begin to see in the doctor as they were talking about her pregnancy?

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

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