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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the state's first witness describe for the jury?
(a) The bloody scene in the Bedford's bedroom.
(b) The state of the infant upon his arrival at the Bedford home.
(c) Asa's hysterical rage on the night of Charlotte's death.
(d) The storm on the night of Charlotte's death.

2. What did the men at the party do when Sibyl's friend went into labor?
(a) Rushed the woman to the hospital.
(b) Stayed to watch.
(c) Went to the bar down the street.
(d) Walked to the nearest phone.

3. How did many of the other midwives feel after Charlotte's death?
(a) Sorry, but still confident.
(b) Confident.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Angry at Sibyl.

4. What reason did Stephen give for Asa's inability to see an arch of blood?
(a) Anne blocked his view.
(b) He was across the room by the windows.
(c) Sibyl made him leave the room.
(d) His eyesight was too poor.

5. What did the medical examiner say was Charlotte's cause of death?
(a) The C-section.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A stroke.
(d) Vagaling.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the weekend after Charlotte's death, who called the Danforth home?

2. What did the midwife turned Ob-Gyn say Sibyl had successfully treated for Charlotte during her pregnancy?

3. Where was the arch of blood supposed to have been coming from?

4. What did the medical examiner say he believed happened during Charlotte's labor?

5. What time was Charlotte ready to begin pushing?

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