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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 student.
(c) The administration.
(d) The school.

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

3. What should Julia do for Ita's low blood pressure?
(a) Give her fluids.
(b) Elevate her head.
(c) Elevate her feet.
(d) Give her aspirin.

4. What is the medicine recommended for constipation?
(a) Castor oil.
(b) Camphor.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Chamomile.

5. What complication did Ita Noonan have from her previous pregnancy?
(a) Diastasis recti.
(b) A swollen, hard, cold leg.
(c) A heart conditon.
(d) Uterine prolapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of Dr. Lynn’s areas of expertise?

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

3. Why does Julia end up delivering Delia’s baby?

4. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?

5. What is the general attitude about first time mothers by young doctors, according to Julia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Julia worried about Dr. Lynn’s suturing skills? How are her worries alleviated?

2. How did Julia receive her nurses training, and how long has Julia worked as a nurse?

3. What are two of Groyne's euphemisms for death? What does Julia think of them?

4. Where had Julia planned on going for her short vacation? Why did she not get to go on leave?

5. How does Julia become the acting ward sister?

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

7. What has changed, regarding the tram, since Julia was last on it?

8. What are four nicknames given for the deadly influenza pandemic?

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

10. What are three ways that the reader knows that Delia Garrett is a wealthier woman than the others in the ward?

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