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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) X-ray.
(b) Blood test.
(c) Ultrasound.
(d) Amniocentesis.

2. Adam shows to John that ______ things always have a good side to them, according to the story.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Bad.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Ugly.

3. What does the obstetrician accuse Martha of doing which is why the doctor thinks she's in the hospital?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Trying to get more attention.
(c) Trying to commit suicide.
(d) Trying to starve herself.

4. What did Martha have to do for herself because there were so many medical professionals looking at Adam?
(a) Get her food.
(b) Discharge herself.
(c) Head to the bathroom alone.
(d) Ring the emergency buzzer.

5. What does John's dissertation advisor say that John will never get because he allowed Martha to have the baby?
(a) Funding.
(b) PhD.
(c) A good grade.
(d) A new teaching position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Martha up the following morning, according to her story in the boook?

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

3. What does John leave the apartment to do, which leaves Martha in a moment of despair?

4. John and Martha begin to fight over their ________ for their child, according to the story.

5. Who does Martha make the promise that she will come into the hospital as soon as possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was John considering when he was set to go on another trip to Asia for his job?

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

3. What was the magical experience that John has which caused him to be supportive of the pregnancy?

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

5. What did Martha notice about the others in the room when she is about to give birth to Adam?

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

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

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

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

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

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