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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of Tim’s injury?
(a) He cannot write.
(b) He is mute.
(c) He cannot see.
(d) He cannot walk.

2. Since Julia has reservations about what they might be filling up the sausages with these days, what does she decide to have for breakfast instead in "Blue"?
(a) Black coffee.
(b) Porridge.
(c) A piece of war bread.
(d) Nothing.

3. How does Julia respond regarding the blood tax of which Groyne speaks?
(a) Women are loyal to their nation, just like men.
(b) Women donate blood to save others.
(c) Women have been paying the blood tax since time began.
(d) Women die in war as well as men.

4. Why is the narrator not allowed to ride her bike to work?
(a) The Matron does not want her nurses sweaty.
(b) The roads are too dangerous.
(c) Her bike is broken.
(d) She has a heart condition.

5. After Delia wakes from the sedative, why does Julia want to get her up in a seated position?
(a) So her uterus could drain.
(b) So she can dress her.
(c) So she can let her know what has happened to her and her baby.
(d) So she could feed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Julia live?

2. What technique finally works to birth Mary’s baby?

3. What causes Delia to hemorrhage?

4. What number pregnancy is Ita Noonan expecting?

5. Why does Julia have Delia turn around, so her head is at the foot of the bed?

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