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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. Who was Sibyl's backup physician?
(a) Stephen Hastings.
(b) Bill Tanner.
(c) She didn't have one.
(d) B.P. Hewitt.

2. What was Connie doing when her mother drove by to inform her that she would be delivering a baby so Connie would need to make her own dinner?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Painting.
(c) Mucking a horse stall.
(d) Working at a Dairy Queen.

3. What was the weather like during Charlotte's labor?
(a) It was warm and sunny.
(b) There was a tornado.
(c) There was an ice storm.
(d) There was a torrential rain storm.

4. How long did Sibyl attend college before quitting?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

5. When did Sibyl have her first experience with childbirth?
(a) When she was just a child.
(b) Shortly before discovering she was pregnant with Connie.
(c) During college.
(d) After learning she was pregnant with Connie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men at the party do when Sibyl's friend went into labor?

2. What alarmed Sibyl when Charlotte began pushing?

3. Who visited Connie in Chapter 8?

4. Who was with Sibyl and her friend who went into labor during the party while the woman labored?

5. What did Sibyl discover when she tried to make a call to the hospital during Charlotte's labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Connie feel better after first meeting Stephen Hastings?

2. How did Rand feel about Sibyl's profession and why did he feel that way?

3. How did Stephen Hastings describe Charlotte's death?

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

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

6. How did Asa react to Sibyl's decision to perform a C-section?

7. What was Connie's first experience with childbirth?

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

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

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

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