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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) So he could have a rest.
(c) He wants to feel safe.
(d) He feels guilty for the crime he committed.

2. 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) A year after the baby’s birth.
(b) Up until the baby’s birth.
(c) She is not obligated to stay there.
(d) Six months after the baby’s birth.

3. How does Julia respond regarding the blood tax of which Groyne speaks?
(a) Women die in war as well as men.
(b) Women donate blood to save others.
(c) Women are loyal to their nation, just like men.
(d) Women have been paying the blood tax since time began.

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

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

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

7. For whom was Bridie named?
(a) Saint Bridget.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Saint Beatrice.
(d) Her family's pet bird.

8. When a local family would request a child for the weekend, the child would receive sweets or pennies for doing what was requested by the father?
(a) A penny father.
(b) A holiday father.
(c) A farm father.
(d) A weekend father.

9. How does Julia react when Bridie kisses her?
(a) She screams.
(b) She kisses her quickly and moves away.
(c) She kisses her back.
(d) She backs away from her.

10. What technique finally works to birth Mary’s baby?
(a) Walcher’s position.
(b) A c-section.
(c) Symphysiotomy.
(d) A pubiotomy.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bridie was no hand at knitting Aran jumpers or embroidering vestments, on what duty was she put?

2. What films does Julia describe to Bridie?

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

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?

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

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