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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of the alfa fetal protein test that Martha took before the holiday?

2. What does Martha inquire about after she feels that her baby might have troubles, according to her account in the book?

3. What happens in Martha's gender seminar that causes others to find out she is pregnant?

4. What Martha need to get from University Health Services emergency center?

5. On what holiday do John and Martha bring dozens of books to study, according to her account in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Martha find out from a nurse practitioner when she arrived back from the holidays?

2. What was the subject matter and the time period that this book covered?

3. What were the two medical issues that John and Martha faced when he returned from his trip overseas?

4. What did Martha begin to think of when she saw her baby for the first time on the ultrasound?

5. What was the stroke of luck that Martha experienced in relation to the daycare situation?

6. What was the story that Deirdre shares that is surprising like Martha's?

7. What did Martha and John feel about the prospect of going to Harvard to get their degrees?

8. What act of generosity moved Martha when she came up to the ambulance to have someone check her baby?

9. How did Martha find out that she might not have been rescued as she thought she had?

10. What happened to Martha when she is going down the stairwell during the emergency?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A faculty member tells John that he will never reach his goals if he has the child.

Part 1: Why do you think the teacher tells John that he won't reach his goals?

Part 2: Do you agree with the opinion of the faculty member?

Part 3: How do you think John could have responded to the faculty member?

Essay Topic 2

Martha, at first, decides that she will hide her pregnancy from others since she's not sure how she feels about it either, it seems.

Part 1: Do you think Martha should have told more people about her pregnancy?

Part 2: Why do you think Martha might have thought hiding her pregnancy was the best idea?

Part 3: How do you think Harvard might have reacted to learning about Martha's pregnancy?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of ambition is one that comes up often in this book, often shown in a less than positive light, with Martha and John both spending their energy to try to keep up their professional careers, to the detriment of all else.

Part 1: Why do you think Martha and John's careers are so important to them?

Part 2: Do you think career should come before all else? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think a person can balance personal and professional goals in a positive way?

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