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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 before delivery.
(c) The hour after delivery.
(d) Two weeks after delivery.

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

4. What does Julia think regarding the arrival of the officials looking for Dr. Lynn?
(a) She would look for Dr. Lynn and encourage her to turn herself in.
(b) Julia is glad the men have arrived, as Dr. Lynn worries her.
(c) The welfare of the country comes first.
(d) The welfare of her patients come first, and politics would just have to wait.

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

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

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

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

9. Julia compares her small pebble of pain on the scale against what of Bridie’s?
(a) Bridie's peaks.
(b) Bridie's boulders.
(c) Bridie's mountains.
(d) Bridie's rocks.

10. When asked if she went bathing in the sea, what is Bridie's response?
(a) No, they went down to the water and back for exercise.
(b) Yes, they were allowed just that one time.
(c) No, they were not allowed outside.
(d) Yes, they frequently bathed in the sea.

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

12. What does Julia mean when she says she palpates Mary's abdomen?
(a) She feels it with her hands.
(b) She listens to the baby's heartbeat.
(c) She forcefully pushes Mary's abdomen.
(d) She massages Mary's abdomen.

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

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

15. What is Julia’s response to Mary, when she asks if labor will be much longer?
(a) No.
(b) Hopefully not.
(c) Yes, it will still be awhile.
(d) I do not know.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Julia react when Bridie kisses her?

3. For whom was Bridie named?

4. When Julia gives Bridie her watch, she is still holding onto a chain, which she calls what?

5. How old was Bridie when she was first given a young charge?

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