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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the audience feel about Catherine's music?
(a) They like it.
(b) They give polite applause.
(c) They are stunned in silence.
(d) They dislike it.

2. Who called Catherine to say congratulations?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Dave.
(c) Her father.
(d) Tina.

3. What trick did Catherine's mother tell her about that might help her sleep?
(a) Lying down listening to slow music.
(b) Rocking slowly.
(c) Drinking hot milk.
(d) Taking a hot bath.

4. Where did Catherine move when she left Dave's?
(a) In with Liz.
(b) In with her music instructors.
(c) In with her parents.
(d) In a new apartment.

5. What does Catherine now understand about her mother?
(a) How much pain she was in.
(b) How strong her mother was.
(c) Why she would tell her the stories she did.
(d) How isolated she felt when she gave birth.

6. Why do the nuns tell Catherine to walk around?
(a) Her labor pains have stopped.
(b) To keep her from crying.
(c) It eases the pain.
(d) To pass the time until David arrives.

7. Why doesn't Dave want to teach Catherine to drive?
(a) He wants to control her.
(b) He wants to avoid fights.
(c) He doesn't have a car.
(d) He doesn't know how to drive.

8. What does Catherine give to the nurses to say thank you?
(a) Music.
(b) Card.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Chocolate.

9. Why does Catherine wonder if she should pray?
(a) Her father would think better of her.
(b) The nuns are not there to help her.
(c) The pain is so intense.
(d) She doesn't believe in God.

10. What does Dave tell Catherine when he meets her for the first time?
(a) He says she looks like a student.
(b) He says she looks like she doesn't want to be there.
(c) He says she looks lost.
(d) He asks her to take a walk with him.

11. What does Catherine find wrong with the house when she goes inside?
(a) It is dirty.
(b) It smells like cigarettes.
(c) It does not have a space for the crib.
(d) Dave never finished painting the nursery.

12. Why does Catherine call the district nurse?
(a) To ask her for help leaving Dave.
(b) To let her know she will be moving soon..
(c) To let her know she made it home safely.
(d) To ask for advice on how to feed Anna.

13. Why doesn't Catherine take the rides offered at the airport from two different people?
(a) She is lost and confused.
(b) She wants to do things herself.
(c) She is waiting for Dave.
(d) She is waiting for Liz.

14. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how Catherine feels about leaving the hospital?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Tense.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Relieved.

15. Where did Catherine get most of her furniture?
(a) Thrift stores.
(b) Antique stores.
(c) Hand-me-downs.
(d) Auctions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many countries was Catherine's concert broadcast to?

2. What does Catherine think about as labor pains hit her in the ambulance?

3. Which of the following is not one of the descriptors Catherine uses for her daughter right after she is born?

4. Why does Catherine look at the nurse for reassurance as the plane descends?

5. What did her parents give Catherine when she was eleven and passed her qualifying exam?

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