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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. Julia says that if a lesson is not taught right or at all, who can you blame?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The administration.
(c) The student.
(d) The school.

2. What does Julia have Mary do to try to speed up labor in "Red"?
(a) Deep breathing.
(b) Convalesce.
(c) Walk around her cot.
(d) Squats.

3. What is used as thread for Delia's sutures?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cat gut.
(d) Cotton.

4. What story does one of the cooks give Bridie for the cause of the flu?
(a) The flu virus was created in a science lab.
(b) Fish ate dead soldiers, became infected, and then were eaten by people.
(c) God is punishing them all.
(d) Bats were infected and then eaten by people.

5. Who is Julia Power?
(a) The narrator and protagonist.
(b) The author of the book.
(c) The junior nurse.
(d) The hospital volunteer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?

2. If Dr. Lynn were in charge of the world, what would not happen before the age of 20?

3. How does Julia describe the sounds Delia makes at the end of pushing?

4. Why is the narrator not allowed to ride her bike to work?

5. What is Bridie given instead of the frozen cotton Julia had requested?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julia feel about her own physical appearance after Delia’s delivery? Why might she feel this way?

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

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

4. How does Julia describe what she calls a “weird malady?”

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

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

7. When Dr. Lynn gives the cause of the stillbirth, what is she actually saying to Julia?

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

9. What is Bridie's reaction to the cafeteria food at the hospital? How does this compare to Julia's response to it?

10. What does Tim do to surprise Julia for her birthday? How does this affect her and why?

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