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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. How does Julia describe the sounds Delia makes at the end of pushing?
(a) A screaming banshee.
(b) She is deadly silent.
(c) Like she is being eaten by wolves.
(d) Peaceful and calm.

2. What policing force follows Bridie into the ward?
(a) The Dublin Metropolitan Police.
(b) The British Army.
(c) The Irish Republican Army.
(d) The Dublin Terrorist Task Force.

3. For whom was Bridie named?
(a) Saint Beatrice.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Saint Bridget.
(d) Her family's pet bird.

4. Who is Julia Power?
(a) The narrator and protagonist.
(b) The author of the book.
(c) The junior nurse.
(d) The hospital volunteer.

5. Ita's nail beds are starting to turn bluish. What might be the cause?
(a) Bruising.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Her work at the ammunitions factory.
(d) Cyanosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julia react when Bridie kisses her?

2. Who is Julia Power’s ward nurse, whom she replaces?

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

4. What time of day does Bridie say she hates?

5. Why does Julia give Mary intravenous saline?

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