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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. What does Julia use to check fetal heartbeats?
(a) A fetal heart monitor.
(b) The ear trumpet.
(c) The stethoscope.
(d) A microscope.

2. Why does one of the doctors that Julia and Bridie pass wish he had been arrested?
(a) He wants a place with better food.
(b) He feels guilty for the crime he committed.
(c) So he could have a rest.
(d) He wants to feel safe.

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

4. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?
(a) He is not a doctor.
(b) Plastic surgeon.
(c) A general surgeon.
(d) Obstetrician.

5. How does the poem end that Julia has in her head as she wakes in "Blue"?
(a) I woke, and found that life was over.
(b) I woke, and found that I was alive.
(c) I slept and dreamt that life was beauty.
(d) I woke, and found that life was duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the nurses have to bundle the Maternity/Fever ward patients?

2. Why did Bridie not last long in service in Dublin?

3. What is the last thing Bridie does before her last breath?

4. Where is Dr. Lynn to turn herself in?

5. What should help reduce Delia’s milk supply?

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