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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Groyne against women getting the vote?
(a) They do not get drafted and risk dying in war.
(b) They are not smart enough.
(c) They are too naive.
(d) They would plot against men.

2. What is on Tim’s cheek when Julia comes down to the kitchen at the beginning of "Blue"?
(a) Some dirt.
(b) A big scratch.
(c) A bruise.
(d) A cake crumb.

3. What holiday honors the church penitent—the holy souls in purgatory?
(a) The Feast of All Souls.
(b) The Ascension.
(c) All Saints Day.
(d) Yom Kippur.

4. What plant is found in the Blue Mountains of Australia?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Willow.
(c) Eucalyptus.
(d) Camphor.

5. What is in the second birthday package for Julia?
(a) A basketball.
(b) An orange.
(c) An apple.
(d) A new hat.

6. How much was Bridie paid, when the home sent her out to work?
(a) Half a pound.
(b) A farthing.
(c) Five shillings.
(d) Nothing.

7. What does Bridie mean by the term nurse-child?
(a) A child who is nursed beyond infancy.
(b) A child who wants to study to be a nurse.
(c) A child up to age four who is boarded out with a foster mother.
(d) A child who cares for others.

8. Where do Julia and Bridie plan on sleeping in the hospital?
(a) In the hallway.
(b) In the cafeteria.
(c) In the Maternity/Fever ward.
(d) The dormitory.

9. 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"?
(a) A young rebel called him names and threw rubbish at him.
(b) He cut himself shaving.
(c) He ate some of the cake he had made for Julia’s birthday.
(d) He had been in the garage working on his motorcycle.

10. Why can Dr. Lynn not get home much?
(a) She is too busy at the hospital.
(b) The influenza and the police.
(c) She worries about bringing the flu to her family.
(d) The tram does not run close enough to her home.

11. What does Bridie say about the past two days in "Black"?
(a) They are the best days she has ever had.
(b) They were fun.
(c) They were scary.
(d) They were similar to most other days.

12. What composer is Dr. Lynn listening to on her gramophone in "Blue"?
(a) Mendelssohn.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Bach.

13. Since this is Honor’s second pregnancy out of wedlock, how long will she have to stay at the mother-and-baby house?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 year.

14. How does kissing and talking to Bridie make Julia feel?
(a) Confused and unsure.
(b) So happy, she thinks she could burst.
(c) Angry.
(d) Uncomfortable and nervous.

15. A first birth often takes how many hours of pushing, according to Julia?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dr. Lynn to turn herself in?

2. What does Bridie believe is wrong with the blood orange?

3. Why does Julia give Mary intravenous saline?

4. What does Bridie know about the name her parents had given her?

5. How did the home in which Bridie lived handle the fact that so many of the children had accidents in the night?

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