Test: Birth - Class 11 MCQ

Andrew Manson is the protagonist of the story. The entire story revolves around his experiences and his struggle to save the stillborn child.

Andrew Manson was a doctor who had recently passed out from a medical school.

Joe Morgan requested Andrew Manson to attend to his wife, who was expecting her first child.

Andrew Manson shivered with horror when he gazed at the stillborn child because he was disappointed that he couldn't save the child.

Andrew Manson had to decide whom to attend to because the mother required immediate attention as she was unconscious.

The reason for the child's stillbirth was the lack of oxygen and excess of carbon-dioxide in the blood.

The midwife dumped the stillborn child beneath the bed amongst soaked newspaper.

Andrew Manson rubbed the child with a towel and crushed and relaxed the little chest with both his hands to save the stillborn child.

In the beginning of the story, Andrew Manson thought that all marriages were a dismal failure.

The story "Birth" shows how a medical fresher, Andrew Manson, applies his textbook knowledge and intuition to save a stillborn child. The story highlights the importance of practical experience and intuition in the medical profession, as textbook knowledge alone is not always sufficient to handle real-life situations.

Joe Morgan, Andrew's friend, requests him to attend to his wife who is in labor.

When Andrew arrives, Mrs. Morgan is unconscious and being attended to by a midwife.

Andrew's mind is preoccupied with thoughts of the failure of marriages, including the case of Branwell who was foolishly devoted to a woman who deceived him, and Edward Page who was married to an ill-natured woman and was now living unhappily.

Andrew decides to attend to the mother first as she is unconscious and requires immediate attention.

The midwife had thought the child was stillborn and had dumped it beneath the bed among soaked newspaper, leading to suffocation due to lack of oxygen and excess of carbon-dioxide in the blood.