Understanding the Emotional Journey

The narrator describes her emotional journey through isolation, judgment, and betrayal while pregnant in prison. She faces criticism from others and struggles with feelings of resentment towards her unborn child. Despite the challenges, she finds unexpected support during labor and experiences a profound love for her newborn.

What was the narrator's relationship with Maggie like?

• They were colleagues.

• They were very close friends.

• They were family members.

• They started to grow distant.

How did the narrator feel about the judgment she received from others?

• She felt hated.

• She felt indifferent.

• She felt encouraged.

• She felt supported.

What was the narrator allowed to do with her baby after birth?

• Keep the baby indefinitely.

• Give the baby up immediately.

• Keep the baby for three months.

• Send the baby to a relative.

What news did the narrator receive from her mother?

• Mark was waiting for her.

• Mark was in trouble.

• Mark had left her.

• Mark was coming to visit.

How did the narrator feel about the baby after learning about Mark?

• She felt more connected.

• She felt indifferent.

• She resented the baby.

• She was excited.

What happened when the narrator didn't feel the baby move?

• She ignored it.

• She went to sleep.

• She called a friend.

• She was taken to the hospital.

What was the narrator's emotional state during labor?

• She felt indifferent.

• She felt excited.

• She felt alone.

• She felt supported.

Who did the narrator imagine being with her during labor?

• Mark.

• Her mother.

• Her friend Maggie.

• The prison officer.

What was the narrator's initial reaction upon seeing her baby?

• She felt regret.

• She felt overwhelmed with love.

• She felt indifferent.

• She felt anxious.

How did the narrator's feelings change after the birth?

• She felt regretful.

• She felt unchanged.

• She felt more distant.

• She felt a strong connection.