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

2. Although her temperature is down a degree, what does Dr. Lynn report about Ita?
(a) Her leg is more swollen.
(b) Her pulse and respirations were higher.
(c) Her coloring is worse.
(d) She was more delirious.

3. 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) Her mother died in childbirth.
(c) She grew up in an orphanage.
(d) She never attended school.

4. 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 Delia can push her foot against the rail at the head of the bed.
(c) So the doctor can perform a c-section.
(d) So Julia can reach her more easily.

5. What type of thread would Dr. Lynn have preferred to use on Delia’s sutures?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Cat gut.
(c) Flax-tow.
(d) Silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a symptom of delirium mentioned by Julia?

2. When is a pregnancy considered viable, according to Julia?

3. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?

4. Why does the thermometer break when Bridie puts it in boiling water?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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