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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. If Dr. Lynn were in charge of the world, what would not happen before the age of 20?
(a) University.
(b) Whelping.
(c) Medical school.
(d) Marriage.

2. Why is Ita Noonan’s hair cut?
(a) To lower her fever.
(b) She has lice.
(c) All patients have their hair cut.
(d) Her hair is greasy.

3. Why does Julia have Delia turn around, so her head is at the foot of the bed?
(a) So she can be away from the draft.
(b) So the doctor can perform a c-section.
(c) So Julia can reach her more easily.
(d) So Delia can push her foot against the rail at the head of the bed.

4. When Ita starts convulsing, why does Julia say they should not put a spoon in her mouth?
(a) She could swallow it.
(b) It could break her jaw.
(c) It could smash her teeth.
(d) She could choke on it.

5. How long prior to birth does Dr. Lynn believe Delia’s baby’s heart stopped beating?
(a) A few minutes prior.
(b) Several weeks prior.
(c) Several days prior.
(d) Quite a few hours prior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Julia give for Delia’s baby, who is born dead?

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

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

4. What is the result of Tim’s injury?

5. Who is Julia Power?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What condition does Tim have? How did this occur?

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

4. Why does Julia quickly remove the thermometer from Ita's mouth and place the thermometer in her armpit?

5. Why does Julia count herself lucky, regarding the pandemic?

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

7. What is done with Delia's stilborn baby's body? Why is it not an issue, according to Julia?

8. What is the purpose for all the posted signs throughout the novel?

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

10. Dr. Lynn performs an autopsy on Ita. How is Julia affected by it?

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