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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. What is Julia’s response to Mary, when she asks if labor will be much longer?
(a) No.
(b) I do not know.
(c) Hopefully not.
(d) Yes, it will still be awhile.

2. How did the home in which Bridie lived handle the fact that so many of the children had accidents in the night?
(a) The nuns said the children could just sleep on the waterproof undersheets and spare the laundry.
(b) The nuns hired more staff at night to help.
(c) The nuns would not allow the children to drink water before bedtime.
(d) The nuns put all the children in diapers.

3. What is the general attitude about first time mothers by young doctors, according to Julia?
(a) They will need cesarean sections.
(b) They should allow their intuition to guide them.
(c) They easily give birth.
(d) They cannot deliver without medical intervention.

4. What type of thread would Dr. Lynn have preferred to use on Delia’s sutures?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Flax-tow.
(c) Silk.
(d) Cat gut.

5. How much was Bridie paid, when the home sent her out to work?
(a) A farthing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Five shillings.
(d) Half a pound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What policing force follows Bridie into the ward?

2. What does Julia have Mary do to try to speed up labor in "Red"?

3. What films does Julia describe to Bridie?

4. What is the medicine recommended for constipation?

5. What complication did Ita Noonan have from her previous pregnancy?

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