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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 does Bridie know about the name her parents had given her?
(a) It is not a saint’s name.
(b) It is a beautiful name.
(c) She knows nothing about her name.
(d) It is a family name.

2. How does Julia react when Bridie kisses her?
(a) She backs away from her.
(b) She screams.
(c) She kisses her quickly and moves away.
(d) She kisses her back.

3. When Honor White is whispering the Rosary, how does Julia describe the way she is gripping each bead?
(a) Out of such desperation.
(b) The way a drowning woman might a life preserver.
(c) With animal strength.
(d) Like her life depended on it.

4. Why does a tear drop onto Julia’s skirt near the beginning of "Blue" on her birthday?
(a) Tim’s cooking is delicious.
(b) She is in pain.
(c) She just chopped onions.
(d) Her brother loves her.

5. What composer is Dr. Lynn listening to on her gramophone in "Blue"?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mendelssohn.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Wagner.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was Bridie named?

2. What does Julia compare to ringing a church bell?

3. After Bridie told her story in "Black," how does she describe herself?

4. What does Julia guess is the cause of what she sees on Tim’s face, when she first sees him at the beginning of "Blue"?

5. What does Julia whisper in Bridie's ear to tell a doctor regarding Mary's labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what story does Bridie compare Mary and her baby as she watches Mary nurse her baby?

2. What is Dr. Lynn's response when Julia questions her regarding her support of violence?

3. How does Julia react to Bridie's kiss? Why does she react this way?

4. Why does Julia take the risk and let Mary's baby nurse?

5. What are some of the reasons that Bridie and the other children were beaten?

6. What is Julia's response to herself when she wonders how life will ever get back to normal after the pandemic?

7. What are the reasons Bridie gives for why her days at the hospital are the very best days of her life?

8. What does Julia tie near Mary’s head during labor? Why?

9. Why does Dr. Lynn listen to classical music on her gramophone?

10. What does Dr. Lynn do to try to conceal her identity, when out in public?

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