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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black (Pages 266 - 298).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of thread would Dr. Lynn have preferred to use on Delia’s sutures?
(a) Silk.
(b) Cat gut.
(c) Flax-tow.
(d) Cotton.

2. Why does Dr. MacAuliffe leave before delivering Delia’s baby?
(a) The doctors are all stretched thin.
(b) His shift ends.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) He is nervous about delivering a baby.

3. Has Julia ever believed the future was inscribed for each of us the day we were born?
(a) Yes, always.
(b) Yes, sometimes.
(c) No, never.
(d) Yes, but rarely.

4. What does Julia say she treasures about Bridie, in "Black (Pages 235-265)"?
(a) Bridie is shy, quiet, and obedient.
(b) Bridie is young and energetic.
(c) Bridie never says no.
(d) Bridie always thinks through her decisions.

5. What causes Delia to hemorrhage?
(a) She births only half the afterbirth on her own.
(b) She has to have a c-section.
(c) She tears in delivery.
(d) Her placenta detaches too quickly from her uterus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Lynn suspect is the cause of death for Delia’s baby?

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

3. What does Dr. Prendergast prescribe for Ita to calm her?

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

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