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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Irish think about family planning measures?
(a) They use them regularly.
(b) It is unmentionable and illegal.
(c) They are an appropriate option if one wanted a small family.
(d) It is good after one already has five or more children.

2. From what symptoms does Ita suffer, when the reader first meets her?
(a) She is delirious and feverish.
(b) She is delirious and violent.
(c) She is coughing and sneezing.
(d) She is feverish and in labor.

3. Besides the flu, what other event is causing massive shortages?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The 30 Years War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

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

5. What term does Julia give for Delia’s baby, who is born dead?
(a) A still.
(b) A dead baby.
(c) A stilborn.
(d) Toes up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What training does the narrator have?

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

3. Why does Dr. MacAuliffe leave before delivering Delia’s baby?

4. Who is Julia Power?

5. Why does Dr. Lynn come to the Maternity/Fever ward in "Red"?

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