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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black (Pages 266 - 298).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What training does the narrator have?
(a) She has no training.
(b) She is a nurse midwife.
(c) She is a dentist.
(d) She is a doctor.

2. What time of day does Bridie say she hates?
(a) Old evenings.
(b) Old afternoons.
(c) Early mornings.
(d) Early afternoons.

3. Why does the thermometer break when Bridie puts it in boiling water?
(a) There is too much mercury in the thermometer.
(b) The thermometer is left in the water for too long.
(c) The thermometer is faulty.
(d) Boiling water makes the mercury expand too much and crack the bulb.

4. When Honor White is whispering the Rosary, how does Julia describe the way she is gripping each bead?
(a) The way a drowning woman might a life preserver.
(b) With animal strength.
(c) Like her life depended on it.
(d) Out of such desperation.

5. What is the medicine recommended for constipation?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Chamomile.
(c) Camphor.
(d) Castor oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia think regarding the arrival of the officials looking for Dr. Lynn?

2. What phrase does Bridie say under her breath that makes Julia smile, because it is also Tim's phrase?

3. Of what faith is it assumed Dr. Lynn is?

4. Why does Bridie lie about already having the grippe?

5. A first birth often takes how many hours of pushing, according to Julia?

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