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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?
(a) Plastic surgeon.
(b) Obstetrician.
(c) He is not a doctor.
(d) A general surgeon.

2. What does Julia do to honor the death of Delia's baby?
(a) She lights a candle in church for her.
(b) She scratches a short line into the back of her watch.
(c) She writes a letter to Delia and her family.
(d) She drops Delia's baby off at the church.

3. Why is it thought good to be a bit distant and professional with patients, according to the medical world in this book?
(a) They are unworthy of you.
(b) They will respect you more.
(c) They will fear you.
(d) They are uneducated and uncouth.

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) Her brother loves her.
(c) She is in pain.
(d) She just chopped onions.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Eileen Divine?

3. What composer is Dr. Lynn listening to on her gramophone in "Blue"?

4. What time is actually more perilous to the health of a woman than the week before delivery?

5. What does Tim get on as Julia mounts her bicycle in "Blue"?

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