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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. Where is Sam baptized?
(a) First Presbyterian Church
(b) St. Aloysius Church
(c) St. Anne's Church
(d) St. Andrews Church

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

3. What begins to change Anne's frantic moods from being so exhausted?
(a) Anne's mother takes Sam for a few days
(b) Anne hires a nanny
(c) Sam begins to smile
(d) Sam's colic goes away

4. How does Anne describe her newborn son?
(a) "Wrinkly as a breakfast prune"
(b) "Small as a gnome"
(c) "The most beautiful thing I had ever seen"
(d) "Red as a strawberry"

5. What does Anne call her photo composition of a sonogram, Polaroid picture and crucifix?
(a) Self portrait
(b) Inspirational collage
(c) Family portrait
(d) Gallery content

Short Answer Questions

1. Given her past, Anne is in disbelief that ________________________________.

2. What does Anne call her messages from God?

3. In addition to Pammy, who serves as a labor coach for Anne

4. How old is Sam when he finally sleeps through the night?

5. When does Anne have a birthday celebration for Sam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What toll is Pammy's illness taking on Anne in Part 12?

2. What happens to calm Anne's angst about Sam not having a good male influence in his life?

3. What is the symbolism of the touching fingers in the story to Anne's life in Part 11.

4. What does the futon episode remind Anne of?

5. What is the premise for Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year

6. What startling event occurs when Anne and Sam are sleeping?

7. What treatments and coping mechanisms is Pammy using to fight her cancer?

8. What startling information does Anne receive about activities initiated by Sam's father?

9. Explain Anne's belief in God and her faith that He will provide for her and Sam.

10. Explain how Anne compares her life to experiences volunteering for the Special Olympics.

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