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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 a grapefruit, not an orange.
(c) It is too sweet.
(d) It is deformed.

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

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

4. Why did Bridie not last long in service in Dublin?
(a) Bridie did not make a very good cleaning lady.
(b) The lady sent her back, because she had a lip on her.
(c) Bridie had a hard time getting around Dublin.
(d) Bridie was frequently late to work and was fired.

5. What holiday does Sister Luke remind everyone is celebrated on the first of November?
(a) Halloween.
(b) The Protestant Reformation.
(c) The Feast of All Souls.
(d) All Saints Day.

6. Since Julia has reservations about what they might be filling up the sausages with these days, what does she decide to have for breakfast instead in "Blue"?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Black coffee.
(d) A piece of war bread.

7. What were the times that Bridie loved best about the jobs on which the nuns sent her?
(a) When Bridie had nightshift watch.
(b) When Bridie cooked dinner.
(c) When Bridie was hired out on a farm.
(d) When Bridie worked as a maid in Dublin.

8. After Bridie told her story in "Black," how does she describe herself?
(a) Refreshed.
(b) Cleansed.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Sinful.

9. What is expected of Catholics to do on All Souls’ Day, according to this story?
(a) Say ten Hail Marys.
(b) Visit a graveyard.
(c) Say the novenas.
(d) Fast.

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

11. What is on Tim’s cheek when Julia comes down to the kitchen at the beginning of "Blue"?
(a) Some dirt.
(b) A bruise.
(c) A big scratch.
(d) A cake crumb.

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

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

14. What does Bridie know about the name her parents had given her?
(a) She knows nothing about her name.
(b) It is a family name.
(c) It is a beautiful name.
(d) It is not a saint’s name.

15. What does Bridie say about the past two days in "Black"?
(a) They were scary.
(b) They are the best days she has ever had.
(c) They were fun.
(d) They were similar to most other days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia think regarding the arrival of the officials looking for Dr. Lynn?

2. What does Julia whisper in Bridie's ear to tell a doctor regarding Mary's labor?

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

4. Does inserting a catheter in Mary help progress labor?

5. What plant is found in the Blue Mountains of Australia?

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