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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 did some of the daycare centers in the Beck's area require that parents have in order to be admitted?

2. What did Martha find herself doing with John when she was on her own and not eating?

3. What does Martha decide to put on the refrigerator after coming back from her tests?

4. What kind of disorder does Martha have that causes her to have difficult pregnancies?

5. What do John and Martha decide to do after they go to the doctor's office again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Deirdre and Sibyl say they were willing to help Martha out in her condition?

2. Why didn't Martha want anyone to know at Harvard about the pregnancy she just discovered?

3. What happened to Martha after she begins to feel ill all day, though she ignores it?

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

5. What were some of the struggles that Martha faced when she began the new semester?

6. What did Martha and John plan to do when they were on a Christmas holiday from Harvard?

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

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

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

10. What did Martha have to deal with at school after John returned home from another business trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While John and Martha have decided to call the child Christen, they end up calling him Adam in the end.

Part 1: How would you go about choosing a name for your child?

Part 2: Why do you think it's so difficult to choose a name for a child being born?

Part 3: Do you think that John and Martha made the right decision for their child's name?

Essay Topic 2

On the second day of extreme nausea, Martha realized that she needed to eat something or else she could not take care of her daughter.

Part 1: Why do you think Martha waited so long to get help with her sickness?

Part 2: Do you think that Martha's daughter was ever in danger of not being cared for?

Part 3: How do you think Martha could have better prepared herself to take care of her daughter?

Essay Topic 3

Martha discusses how she feels that she will be exposed as a fake when she is at Harvard.

Part 1: Why do you think Martha feels she is a fake?

Part 2: Do you think a lot of people who go to Harvard feel that way?

Part 3: How do you think a person might get past the feeling of being a fake in their environment?

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