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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does one of the cooks give Bridie for the cause of the flu?
(a) The flu virus was created in a science lab.
(b) Fish ate dead soldiers, became infected, and then were eaten by people.
(c) Bats were infected and then eaten by people.
(d) God is punishing them all.

2. What is NOT something Julia says the nurses did during their hour breaks, prior to the pandemic?
(a) Read the news aloud.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Dance.
(d) Knit.

3. Why is Dr. Lynn satisfied with the type of thread she used for Delia's sutures?
(a) They make a clean, neat stitch.
(b) They were easy to use.
(c) They are easy to remove.
(d) They would dissolve on their own.

4. Those with a serious case of this flu are lacking what feeling?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Sense of sight.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Sense of smell.

5. How does Julia describe the sounds Delia makes at the end of pushing?
(a) Like she is being eaten by wolves.
(b) She is deadly silent.
(c) Peaceful and calm.
(d) A screaming banshee.

6. Who is Julia Power’s ward nurse, whom she replaces?
(a) Sister Finnegan.
(b) Sister Eileen.
(c) Sister Luke.
(d) Sister Mary.

7. What does Dr. Lynn suspect is the cause of death for Delia’s baby?
(a) A heart murmur.
(b) The cord was wrapped around her neck and strangled her.
(c) Placenta previa.
(d) Influenza.

8. What phrase does Bridie say under her breath that makes Julia smile, because it is also Tim's phrase?
(a) All's well that ends well.
(b) Everything's gone awry.
(c) Everything's arsewise.
(d) It is was it is.

9. Why is there no birth or death certificate needed for Delia's stillborn baby?
(a) The baby was born in the hospital which had accurate records.
(b) The hospital kept this information from the governement.
(c) The parents chose not to have the certificates.
(d) Legally speaking, nothing had happened.

10. What is the medical term used for a woman who is having her first child?
(a) Pluragravida.
(b) Primigravida.
(c) Multigravida.
(d) Unigravida.

11. Of what faith is it assumed Dr. Lynn is?
(a) Agnostic.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

12. What is used as anesthesia for Delia?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Chloral.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Laughing gas.

13. What time of day does Bridie say she hates?
(a) Early afternoons.
(b) Old evenings.
(c) Old afternoons.
(d) Early mornings.

14. How did Julia’s mother die?
(a) Giving birth to her brother.
(b) From the flu.
(c) From a heart attack.
(d) In a car accident.

15. Who is Julia Power?
(a) The narrator and protagonist.
(b) The junior nurse.
(c) The hospital volunteer.
(d) The author of the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Julia tell Delia her daughter has gone?

2. What does Bridie mean when she says that Delia is as well off?

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

4. What causes Delia to hemorrhage?

5. What does Julia have Mary do to try to speed up labor in "Red"?

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