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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bridie have that causes her to have swollen knuckles?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Chilblains.
(c) Hives.
(d) Frostbite.

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

3. Why does a tear drop onto Julia’s skirt near the beginning of "Blue" on her birthday?
(a) Her brother loves her.
(b) Tim’s cooking is delicious.
(c) She is in pain.
(d) She just chopped onions.

4. What does Bridie mean by the term nurse-child?
(a) A child up to age four who is boarded out with a foster mother.
(b) A child who is nursed beyond infancy.
(c) A child who wants to study to be a nurse.
(d) A child who cares for others.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Julia says that if the lesson is not learned, who can you blame?

2. What does Julia use to check fetal heartbeats?

3. For whom was Bridie named?

4. Why is it important for a birthing mother to lay on her left side, rather than her right?

5. Why is Dr. Lynn somewhat concerned for Mary?

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