1. After work my wife ......	A. relates what a horrible day it's been for her then takes care of the kids while I go boozing with my buddies. B. pushes the family away on her way to the can of spray disinfectant with the warning that she's got bodily fluids she didn't know about on her shoes. C. puts her feet up on the coffee table before thinking about what to make for dinner.
2. If our cat threw up in front of important guests my wife would......	A. probably faint then wait for everyone to walk out before scrubbing the carpet furiously with soap. B. be able to clean it up, as it was happening while eating a piece of croissant with the other hand. C. grab the cat by the tail and twirl it forcefully around the room until she reached the back door where she would fling it out while screaming, "Bad kitty kitty!"
3. "I'm irritated that my wife thinks that _________ is an appropriate conversation topic with people we barely know.	A. my annual salary B. phlegm and emesis C. our sex lives
4. While cooking a roast, my wife sees the fat bubbling out from the meat and ......	A. says, "you know this fat is bad in your diet. Don't forget what the doctor said!" B. says, "although there are no visible pustules or sores, the meat is emitting a tenacious clear to light brown discharge. No foul smells are detected, and the patient seems nearly done. C. says, "this is probably gonna cook down to the size of a cornish game hen, damn! Look at all that fat!"
5. My wife's biggest worry at work is ......	A. breaking a fingernail, or a heel. B. having blood, or other infectious body fluids splashed on her. Being stuck by a needle. C. she's worried about what the "needs to take on added duties" coment on her company's performance evaluation actually entails.
6. When we're channel surfing and I stop to watch a graphic medical program my wife. . . . .	A. goes shopping. B. explains the procedure and mentions that the patient is actually NOT losing a lot of blood. C. grimaces, turns her head, watches between her fingers then leaves the room.
7. I open the junk drawer at home and find . . . . .	A. an assortment of tools, various paper clips, some change, two old phone books, and a bill you've never seen before from a place that sells sexual novelties. B. thirteen different rolls of tape and 2,000 alcohol prep pads. C. needles, thread and Simplicity patterns from the 1970s. Ê
8. Before leaving for work my wife always checks to make sure she's got her . . . . .	A. appointment book, credit cards, and car keys. B. scissors that can cut through a quarter, pepper spray, and her ID badge. C. details about the day straight in her mind.
9. During scenes of graphic violence in movies my wife . . . . .	A. turns her head and covers her ears. B. says, "Wow! These special effects are pretty good, that blood is very consistent with a wound of that type at that location on the body!" C. goes to the snack bar.
10. My wife likes her job because . . . . .	A. It gives her something to do, let's her feel important about herself . . . . besides, it brings in a little money. B. she knows in her heart that she's done something to lessen someone's suffering. C. it gives her a sense of identity and accomplishment, and it pays well.

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