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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julia compare to ringing a church bell?
(a) Pulling on the long towel during a contraction.
(b) Squeezing on the IV to move the fluid down the tube.
(c) Praying the Rosary during labor.
(d) Ringing the bell by her bed when she needs assistance.

2. Where is Dr. Lynn to turn herself in?
(a) Dublin Castle.
(b) The Dublin Metropolitan Police Headquarters.
(c) The nearest police precinct.
(d) The Dublin army base.

3. How old was Bridie when she was first given a young charge?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 14 or 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

4. When Julia gives Bridie her watch, she is still holding onto a chain, which she calls what?
(a) A tight rope.
(b) A link of friendship.
(c) A strong lifeline.
(d) A taut umbilicus.

5. When Honor White is whispering the Rosary, how does Julia describe the way she is gripping each bead?
(a) With animal strength.
(b) The way a drowning woman might a life preserver.
(c) Like her life depended on it.
(d) Out of such desperation.

6. What plant is found in the Blue Mountains of Australia?
(a) Willow.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Camphor.

7. Why does Julia give Mary intravenous saline?
(a) It will relieve Mary's labor pains.
(b) She is going into shock.
(c) It will progress labor.
(d) She is dehydrated.

8. As Julia waits for the tram in "Blue," about what does a man sing?
(a) Not wanting to catch the flu.
(b) Not wanting to go to war.
(c) Not wanting to get married.
(d) Not wanting to go to work.

9. Why does Julia suggest she and Bridie go on the roof?
(a) For a bit of air.
(b) For a cup of tea.
(c) For a short nap.
(d) For a chat.

10. A first birth often takes how many hours of pushing, according to Julia?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

12. What does Julia whisper in Bridie's ear to tell a doctor regarding Mary's labor?
(a) Julia is concerned Mary's pelvis is too small to deliver the baby.
(b) Julia is concerned Mary is going into shock.
(c) Julia is concerned Mary is obstructed.
(d) Julia is concerned Mary is preeclamptic.

13. Who is Miss Ffrench-Mullen?
(a) Dr. Lynn's sister.
(b) Dr. Lynn's dear friend with whom she lives.
(c) Julia's good friend.
(d) Bridie's old friend from school.

14. What time is actually more perilous to the health of a woman than the week before delivery?
(a) The week after delivery.
(b) Two weeks after delivery.
(c) Two weeks before delivery.
(d) The hour after delivery.

15. What is the translation of the song Dr. Lynn listens to that is called Liebestod?
(a) Lovely life.
(b) Love and life.
(c) Love and death at the same moment.
(d) Freeing death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia use to check fetal heartbeats?

2. What does Bridie know about the name her parents had given her?

3. What films does Julia describe to Bridie?

4. What does Julia say she treasures about Bridie, in "Black (Pages 235-265)"?

5. Why do Julia and Bridie end up on the roof in "Black"?

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