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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What policing force follows Bridie into the ward?

2. When Sister Luke does not believe Honor’s prayers are sincere, she says it is because a year of praying did nothing to reclaim what?

3. What is in the first birthday box for Julia?

4. From where does Julia’s second birthday gift come?

5. What holiday honors the church penitent—the holy souls in purgatory?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Dr. Lynn prescribe Mary, when she is in the pushing phase for pain? What warning does she give Julia and why?

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

7. What details does Julia miss that reveal that Mary's husband is abusive?

8. What does Julia realize will happen, regarding Bridie, once the hospital goes back to normal?

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

10. Julia stands up to Sister Luke in "Blue." What does she say to Sister Luke? What gives Julia the confidence to do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By the end of Brown, the reader learns that Bridie is a border in the mother house. What clues are given in both Red and Brown that point to the life of a poor orphan? How has this life influenced her personality, her behavior, and her attitude about herself?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Lynn is both a doctor and a rebel. She both heals and wounds. What reasons does she give for promoting violence? Do you believe this is sufficient? Why or why not? Does Julia feel the reasons she gives are sufficient? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the hospital, there are strict rules and procedures when dealing with patients. Why do these rules exist? Do they seem essential? Are they effective? If so, how? If not, why not?

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