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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black (Pages 266 - 298).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Julia tell Delia her daughter has gone?
(a) The morgue.
(b) The Angels' Plot.
(c) Heaven.
(d) To be with God.

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

4. Why does Dr. MacAuliffe leave before delivering Delia’s baby?
(a) He is nervous about delivering a baby.
(b) His shift ends.
(c) The doctors are all stretched thin.
(d) He is not feeling well.

5. Why does Julia not send Bridie to Admitting?
(a) Bridie would be sent home.
(b) Bridie might end up in a different ward.
(c) Bridie would not make it up to Admitting.
(d) Bridie might have to hang around for hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does one of the cooks give Bridie for the cause of the flu?

2. What is expected of Catholics to do on All Souls’ Day, according to this story?

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

4. How did Liam, Tim’s friend, die?

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

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