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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 Martha begin to experience when John is away on another business trip?
(a) Contractions.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Pain.
(d) Bleeding.

2. Why does Martha wake up in the middle of the night, before she and John decide to talk?
(a) She is crying.
(b) She is bleeding.
(c) She is in pain.
(d) She wants a snack.

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

4. Where does Martha stop along the way to her visit with the nurse practitioner?
(a) The cafe.
(b) Harvard Coop.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The coffee shop.

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) Sweat suit.
(b) Book.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Picture frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ability that John and Martha have which allows them to connect with each other?

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

3. What does Martha notice is happening in the room in the moments before Adam arrives in the world?

4. ________ was having a conversation with a mentor when they are told to forget their family.

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

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

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

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

5. What was the image that Martha had in a moment of despair when John left the apartment?

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

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

8. What began to happen when John was in Asia for his consulting job?

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

10. What was John unsure he could face every day when he is on his business trip, which caused him to question his life?

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