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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. How old was Connie the year her mother was charged with the death of a client?
(a) 16.
(b) 23.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

2. Where did Charlotte experience pain during labor?
(a) In her back.
(b) In her head.
(c) In her legs.
(d) In her chest.

3. What did the men at the party do when Sibyl's friend went into labor?
(a) Went to the bar down the street.
(b) Walked to the nearest phone.
(c) Rushed the woman to the hospital.
(d) Stayed to watch.

4. What time of the day did Charlotte go into labor?
(a) Morning.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Midnight.

5. Where did Connie hope to find Tom on the day her mother told her to make her own dinner because she'd be with a client?
(a) The pool.
(b) His house.
(c) The baseball field.
(d) The stables.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Connie when Charlotte's family moved in?

2. Where did Connie find Tom waiting for her when she returned from looking for him?

3. What day of the week did Charlotte go into labor?

4. Who did Rand often spend long afternoons alone with when Sibyl was with clients?

5. What did Stephen want to do when he visited the Danforth home in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Stephen Hastings bring a photographer to take pictures of Sibyl?

2. How did Sibyl's first experience with childbirth influence her decision to become a midwife?

3. Why did the men at the party go on foot to find a telephone when the woman went into labor?

4. How did Connie first hear about Charlotte's death?

5. What is the difference between Connie's profession and her mother's?

6. Why did other people find the words that Connie used as a child strange and uncomfortable?

7. Why did Sibyl ask Asa to bring her a sharp knife?

8. What events occurred that prevented Sibyl from getting Charlotte the medical help she needed?

9. What made Sibyl believe it was safe to go on with the delivery after she went out to warm up her car?

10. Why was Connie upset when she saw Stephen Hastings joking with the prosecutor and judge?

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