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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. What is the reason Mary gives for her lack of childbirth knowledge?
(a) She did not listen to her mother when she told her about the birds and the bees.
(b) She grew up in an orphanage.
(c) Her mother died in childbirth.
(d) She never attended school.

2. Where does Julia tell Delia her daughter has gone?
(a) The morgue.
(b) To be with God.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The Angels' Plot.

3. Why is there no birth or death certificate needed for Delia's stillborn baby?
(a) The hospital kept this information from the governement.
(b) Legally speaking, nothing had happened.
(c) The baby was born in the hospital which had accurate records.
(d) The parents chose not to have the certificates.

4. What is NOT a reason that Dr. Lynn gives for allowing Juiia to give medicine without a doctor's authority?
(a) Julia is competent.
(b) Midwives are now considered doctors because of the war.
(c) Dr. Lynn is busy with half a dozen wards.
(d) Julia is given permission to give a limited number of medical treatments, including alcohol, chloroform, or morphine.

5. What time of day does Bridie say she hates?
(a) Old evenings.
(b) Old afternoons.
(c) Early afternoons.
(d) Early mornings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Julia says that if the lesson is not learned, who can you blame?

2. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?

3. What does Dr. Lynn suspect is the cause of death for Delia’s baby?

4. Why does Julia not wear a mask?

5. What does Dr. MacAuliffe finally prescribe for Delia for her pain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Julia become the acting ward sister?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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