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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Delia to hemorrhage?
(a) She tears in delivery.
(b) She births only half the afterbirth on her own.
(c) Her placenta detaches too quickly from her uterus.
(d) She has to have a c-section.

2. What does Julia have Mary do to try to speed up labor in "Red"?
(a) Convalesce.
(b) Walk around her cot.
(c) Squats.
(d) Deep breathing.

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

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

5. What complication did Ita Noonan have from her previous pregnancy?
(a) Diastasis recti.
(b) A heart conditon.
(c) Uterine prolapse.
(d) A swollen, hard, cold leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julia end up delivering Delia’s baby?

2. Why is the narrator not allowed to ride her bike to work?

3. With whom does Julia live?

4. Why do the nurses have to bundle the Maternity/Fever ward patients?

5. What is the reason Mary gives for her lack of childbirth knowledge?

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