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

2. What were the people in the room examining Adam for, according to her account in the story?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Number of fingers and toes.
(c) Life threatening conditions.
(d) Extra parts.

3. What does John's boss offer to pay him for during the time when he finished his dissertation?
(a) One year.
(b) Nothing.
(c) One week.
(d) Six months.

4. What does John leave the apartment to do, which leaves Martha in a moment of despair?
(a) Grocery shopping.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Get Katie from school.
(d) Dentist appointment.

5. What is Martha struggling with since now everyone knows about her pregnancy and about Adam?
(a) Classes.
(b) Social events.
(c) Bills.
(d) Her computer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Martha pray to when she is having her medical crisis? Bunraku _____________.

2. Who is the one that feels that they should name the child Adam instead of the name they'd already picked out?

3. Many doctors and _________ tried to see Adam to examine him when he was in the hospital.

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

5. How might the people who want Martha and John to not have their baby be described?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the negative experience that Martha has in one of her classes, causing her to not doubt what others thought of her decision to have the baby?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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