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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anne given immediately after being admitted?
(a) Oxygen
(b) An epidural
(c) A glass of water
(d) Some gelatin

2. In addition to Pammy, who serves as a labor coach for Anne
(a) Her neighbor
(b) Her friend, Alice
(c) Her brother, Steve
(d) Her mother

3. What do Pammy and her husband struggle with?
(a) The mortgage
(b) The in-laws
(c) The kids
(d) Infertility

4. What has Sam's father recently done?
(a) Told Anne he wants to be involved in Sam's life
(b) Had dinner with Anne and played with Sam
(c) Sent Anne some money for Sam's care
(d) Filed a legal petition denying paternity

5. Why does Anne primarily want a husband?
(a) So someone can support her and Sam
(b) So she has someone to share Sam's experiences with
(c) So she will not grow old alone
(d) So she can have some adult conversation

6. Other than Sam, Anne is tremendously grateful for _____________________.
(a) A loyal network of family and friends
(b) Maternity leave
(c) A royalty check
(d) Cable TV

7. Who is Brian?
(a) Anne's editor
(b) Anne's mechanic
(c) Anne's friend who becomes Sam's Big Brother
(d) Anne's butcher

8. What does Anne finally realize about her life?
(a) That she needs to make some major changes
(b) That she has a lot of pent-up anger
(c) That the loneliness will never totally go away
(d) That she is lucky to have survived

9. Most of all, Anne hopes to do what for her son?
(a) Send him to military school
(b) Send him to college
(c) Give him a solid religious foundation
(d) Spare him pain

10. What is a regret that Anne has during the Christmas season?
(a) That she never had a ballet career
(b) That she never got her Master's Degree
(c) That her father did not live long enough to meet Sam
(d) That she never joined the Peace Corps

11. What does Anne notice at this point in time?
(a) Her mother is coming over more frequently
(b) Sam is starting to talk
(c) Motherhood has become easier
(d) Her body has returned to her pre-pregnancy state

12. Where do Anne and Sam sleep?
(a) On the couch
(b) On a futon
(c) On the floor
(d) In a double bed

13. Anne has finally learned that she must ____________________________.
(a) Go back to work
(b) Get a nanny
(c) Ask people for help
(d) Get Sam to sleep through the night

14. Who supports Anne emotionally during her early pregnancy?
(a) An old boyfriend who never wanted children
(b) The best friend of the man who abandoned her
(c) Her writing workshop student
(d) Her old tennis coach

15. What amazes Anne about her own body?
(a) That it has gone back to normal size
(b) That it can create another human
(c) That it can nourish her child
(d) That it can function on little sleep

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to relieve Anne's financial worries?

2. What does Anne show Sam in a store window?

3. Who is not thrilled about Sam's arrival?

4. How does Anne know she is strong enough to raise a child now?

5. What is one of the things that does not frighten Anne about her pregnancy?

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