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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Prendergast not prescribe aspirin for Ita’s fever?
(a) She is already taking high doses of it.
(b) It has poisoned some patients.
(c) Her fever will resolve itself naturally,
(d) She is allergic to it.

2. In what does Julia put Delia's stillborn baby?
(a) A bag.
(b) A crib.
(c) A casket.
(d) A shoebox.

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

4. Why does Dr. Lynn prescribe more whiskey for Ita?
(a) It seems to increase their symptoms.
(b) It is the most effective treatment for grippe patients.
(c) It is the cheapest treatment for grippe patients.
(d) It seems to be the safest thing for grippe patients.

5. If Dr. Lynn were in charge of the world, what would not happen before the age of 20?
(a) University.
(b) Whelping.
(c) Medical school.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used as thread for Delia's sutures?

2. What is the reason Mary gives for her lack of childbirth knowledge?

3. What training does the narrator have?

4. What complication did Ita Noonan have from her previous pregnancy?

5. Julia says that if a lesson is not taught right or at all, who can you blame?

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