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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bridie believe is wrong with the blood orange?
(a) It is rotten.
(b) It is deformed.
(c) It is a grapefruit, not an orange.
(d) It is too sweet.

2. Does inserting a catheter in Mary help progress labor?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) A little, but only at first.
(d) Somewhat.

3. How long does a woman have to do housework and mind the little ones to work off the costs of staying at the mother-and-baby house, if she hasn’t been able to pay?
(a) She is not obligated to stay there.
(b) Up until the baby’s birth.
(c) Six months after the baby’s birth.
(d) A year after the baby’s birth.

4. How does kissing and talking to Bridie make Julia feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused and unsure.
(c) Uncomfortable and nervous.
(d) So happy, she thinks she could burst.

5. What does Julia guess is the cause of what she sees on Tim’s face, when she first sees him at the beginning of "Blue"?
(a) A young rebel called him names and threw rubbish at him.
(b) He ate some of the cake he had made for Julia’s birthday.
(c) He cut himself shaving.
(d) He had been in the garage working on his motorcycle.

6. What films does Julia describe to Bridie?
(a) Julia's favorite Mary Pickford flims.
(b) Every Mary Pickford film Julia had seen.
(c) The films that Julia thought Bridie would like.
(d) Julia's favorite silent films.

7. What does Tim get on as Julia mounts her bicycle in "Blue"?
(a) His motorcycle.
(b) His horse.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) His scooter.

8. What composer is Dr. Lynn listening to on her gramophone in "Blue"?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mendelssohn.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Wagner.

9. Has Julia ever believed the future was inscribed for each of us the day we were born?
(a) Yes, always.
(b) Yes, but rarely.
(c) Yes, sometimes.
(d) No, never.

10. Since this is Honor’s second pregnancy out of wedlock, how long will she have to stay at the mother-and-baby house?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

11. What holiday honors the church penitent—the holy souls in purgatory?
(a) The Ascension.
(b) The Feast of All Souls.
(c) Yom Kippur.
(d) All Saints Day.

12. What does Bridie have that causes her to have swollen knuckles?
(a) Frostbite.
(b) Hives.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Chilblains.

13. 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 hired more staff at night to help.
(b) The nuns would not allow the children to drink water before bedtime.
(c) The nuns put all the children in diapers.
(d) The nuns said the children could just sleep on the waterproof undersheets and spare the laundry.

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

15. What is in the second birthday package for Julia?
(a) An apple.
(b) An orange.
(c) A new hat.
(d) A basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Julia’s second birthday gift come?

2. What is the reason Bridie gives for wanting to stay with Julia after she donated blood?

3. What technique finally works to birth Mary’s baby?

4. What does Julia mean when she says she palpates Mary's abdomen?

5. What does Bridie call Mary O’Rahilly’s husband?

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