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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Lynn open the top window all the way?
(a) The room smells.
(b) The room is warm.
(c) Fresh air is very important.
(d) It is a beautiful day outside.

2. What sensation does Julia mention is turned off in her, while she was at work?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Tiredness.
(c) Smell.
(d) Fear.

3. From what symptoms does Ita suffer, when the reader first meets her?
(a) She is delirious and violent.
(b) She is delirious and feverish.
(c) She is feverish and in labor.
(d) She is coughing and sneezing.

4. In what does Julia put Delia's stillborn baby?
(a) A shoebox.
(b) A bag.
(c) A casket.
(d) A crib.

5. What is used instead of cotton swabs due to a shortage?
(a) Polyester swabs.
(b) Flax-tow swabs.
(c) Silk swabs.
(d) Synthetic swabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Ita's arm from the flu?

2. Julia says that if a lesson is not taught right or at all, who can you blame?

3. Why does Dr. MacAuliffe leave before delivering Delia’s baby?

4. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?

5. What space was used to create the Maternity/Fever ward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julia believe that Dr. Lynn is coming into the hospital to help out of the kindness of her heart?

2. Julia is contemplative on her commute home from the hospital in "Brown." Of what does she think?

3. In "Red," how long has it been since England has had a general election? When do they plan to have another one?

4. What is the dichotomy that is Dr. Lynn, regarding her work and passions?

5. What are two examples given at the beginning of "Red" that there is disease in the city?

6. What does Bridie notice about Ita soon before she begins to convulse? How is this significant?

7. Describe the makeshift shrine that Julia passes in "Red."

8. Honor White is the newest patient to the ward at the end of "Brown." What is known about her personal history?

9. Why does Julia tell Dr. Lynn what she did to try to keep Delia from tearing?

10. What are two ways that Julia checks vital signs?

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