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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black (Pages 235 - 265).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Prendergast not prescribe aspirin for Ita’s fever?
(a) She is already taking high doses of it.
(b) It has poisoned some patients.
(c) She is allergic to it.
(d) Her fever will resolve itself naturally,

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

3. Why does Julia end up delivering Delia’s baby?
(a) Julia demands she deliver the baby.
(b) Dr. MacAuliffe is too nervous.
(c) Dr. MacAuliffe is in surgery.
(d) No doctor replaces Dr. MacAuliffe.

4. What does Dr. MacAuliffe finally prescribe for Delia for her pain?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Chloroform.
(d) Narcotics.

5. What is NOT something Julia says the nurses did during their hour breaks, prior to the pandemic?
(a) Read the news aloud.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Knit.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do Julia and Bridie plan on sleeping in the hospital?

5. What plant is found in the Blue Mountains of Australia?

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