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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 does Anne decide about her single-parent status?
(a) That it is only temporary
(b) That she should not be ashamed of it
(c) That it is a cross she will have to bear
(d) That she will work hard to change it

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

3. What frightens Anne during a drive to the grocery store one day?
(a) Sam is asleep and won't wake up
(b) The brakes on her car fail
(c) Anne narrowly misses hitting a pedestrian
(d) Anne sees an accident occur ahead of her

4. How does Anne know she is strong enough to raise a child now?
(a) She has more money
(b) She has battled addictions and won
(c) She enjoys different experiences
(d) She has a big house

5. What is Anne's core personality?
(a) Recluse
(b) Anarchist
(c) Traditionalist
(d) Rebel

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a regret that Anne has during the Christmas season?

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

3. What do Pammy and her husband struggle with?

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

5. How does Anne ask God what she should do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Anne's views on breastfeeding?

3. Even though Anne feels fragile and vulnerable, she is stronger than she thinks. Explain Anne's strength and coping mechanisms.

4. What does Anne share about her breastfeeding problems she is experiencing in Part 4?

5. What are Anne's New Year's hopes for the future?

6. What does Anne's therapist remind Anne of when Anne laments that maybe she is not good enough to have a husband?

7. Anne's thirty-sixth birthday and her deceased father's birthday complicate Anne's emotional state?

8. What is Anne's biggest fear about having a boy?

9. Why is Anne so torn about going out to dinner or having fun with other friends/

10. In what ways does it seem that Anne is not as strong as she needs to be?

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