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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. Julia says that if a lesson is not taught right or at all, who can you blame?
(a) The school.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The administration.
(d) The student.

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

3. Why is the narrator not allowed to ride her bike to work?
(a) She has a heart condition.
(b) The Matron does not want her nurses sweaty.
(c) The roads are too dangerous.
(d) Her bike is broken.

4. What is the Gaelic term Dr. Lynn uses when describing herself and others who were protesting the previous spring against the plan to extend conscription to Ireland?
(a) Madainn mhath.
(b) Go raibh maith agat.
(c) Failte.
(d) Sinn Féiners.

5. When Julia asks Bridie to tell her anything she remembers from the home, how does Bridie respond?
(a) Bridie remembers bits and pieces.
(b) Bridie does not remember much.
(c) Bridie remembers it all.
(d) Bridie remembers only the good things.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julia react when Bridie kisses her?

2. Why is Dr. Lynn satisfied with the type of thread she used for Delia's sutures?

3. Where does Julia tell Delia her daughter has gone?

4. What does Julia do to honor the death of Delia's baby?

5. Why can Dr. Lynn not get home much?

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