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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. Martha would continue to hope for the _________ that might bring her back to that feeling of overwhelming love.
(a) Image.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Death.
(d) Food.

2. Many doctors and _________ tried to see Adam to examine him when he was in the hospital.
(a) Interns.
(b) TV reporters.
(c) Harvard professors.
(d) Therapists.

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

4. Because of his experience, John decide to return to his ___________, according to the story.
(a) Dissertation.
(b) Family.
(c) Job.
(d) Book.

5. Who decides not to back down from the position of having the baby, besides Martha?
(a) John.
(b) Martha's parents.
(c) The nurse practitioner.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Martha's cousin and Martha joke about when they are out on an adventure together?

2. Where was Martha before she comes home to her father crying about the diagnosis of Adam?

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

4. What does John's boss offer to pay him for during the time when he finished his dissertation?

5. Martha began to be frightened about what would happen if Adam were born ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What happened to delay John's return to Martha and to his family?

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

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

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

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