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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. What was Connie told to do when the officer arrived at the house in Chapter 7?
(a) Leave the room.
(b) Serve coffee.
(c) Go to her friend's house.
(d) Stay and listen.

2. What did Connie spend most of her time doing the spring Charlotte's family came?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Babysitting.
(c) Riding bikes with her best friend.
(d) Riding her best friend's horse.

3. What happened to Charlotte while she was pushing?
(a) She delivered a baby.
(b) She had a stroke.
(c) She had a heart attack.
(d) She had a seizure.

4. What town was Stephen Hastings from?
(a) Reddington.
(b) Newport.
(c) Burlington.
(d) New York City.

5. What is Connie's profession?
(a) Ob-Gyn.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Midwife.
(d) Pediatrician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was waiting for Connie when she came home from school on the day after Charlotte's death?

2. Who visited Connie in Chapter 8?

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

4. What time was Charlotte ready to begin pushing?

5. What did Sibyl do to the item she gave the police officer who visited their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Sibyl's first experience with childbirth?

2. Why didn't anyone notice that there was an ice storm outside during Charlotte's labor?

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

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

5. What did Sibyl expect from Charlotte's birth experience when she first got there?

6. Why was Anne's claim that Charlotte bled in an arch when Sibyl cut into her significant?

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

8. How did the hippie movement, of which Sibyl became a part, influence her decision to become a midwife?

9. Why did Connie spend a lot of her time riding her best friend's horse?

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

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