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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The diary entries in Part 2 encompass ___________________________ of Sam's life.
(a) The first month
(b) The first week
(c) The second year
(d) The first year

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

3. What event causes little Sam some emotional and physical distress?
(a) An ear infection
(b) Circumcision
(c) Getting a bath
(d) Breathing treatments

4. What upset Anne about her pre-teen years?
(a) Peer pressure and loneliness
(b) Coming from a poor family
(c) Wearing braces
(d) Coming from a divorced family

5. What doe Anne long for?
(a) A full night's sleep
(b) Better health insurance
(c) A husband or nanny
(d) A new wardrobe

6. In what month are the diary entries written for Part 4?
(a) September
(b) November
(c) February
(d) March

7. What is Anne's greatest fear about having a child?
(a) That she does not have enough money
(b) That he will have to live through seventh and eighth grades
(c) That she cannot answer questions about religion
(d) That she cannot send him to college

8. What happens one day when Anne and Sam are sleeping?
(a) The cat sits on Sam
(b) Anne rolls off the futon
(c) Anne rolls onto Sam
(d) Sam rolls off the futon

9. How old is Anne when she is pregnant?
(a) 30
(b) 25
(c) 22
(d) 35

10. When an associate pastor from her church comes to help, what does he do to help Anne?
(a) Loads the dishwasher
(b) Cleans the bathroom
(c) Does the laundry
(d) Changes the oil in the car

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

12. In what month are the journal entries for Part 6 written?
(a) January
(b) April
(c) August
(d) March

13. How does Anne feel most of the time?
(a) Scared
(b) Euphoric
(c) Guilty
(d) Tired

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

15. To what does Anne compare her current life?
(a) Going to the spa
(b) Volunteering for the Special Olympics
(c) Taking a month-long vacation in Mexico
(d) Studying for final exams

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne tell her therapist?

2. Where does Anne host a post-Baptism party?

3. Where is Sam's father?

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

5. What does Anne think about Sam at this point?

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