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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Vessels given blindfolds as they go into labor?
(a) So they do not see their Products.
(b) So they will not see their own anatomy.
(c) So they can meditate throughout the birth.
(d) So they will not see the faces of the midwives.

2. What name does she believe to be her son's after she overhears the male Nurturer using it?
(a) Gabe.
(b) Abe.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Matt.

3. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?
(a) He says he is sad about the child's coming murder.
(b) He says he has a headache.
(c) He says he has a feeling that his son Jonas needs him.
(d) He says he has a stomachache.

4. What kind of noise is made that summons everyone at the Fish Hatchery to the evening meal?
(a) A sigh.
(b) A bell.
(c) A horn.
(d) A buzzer.

5. What is a behavior that Claire's son does NOT display during naptime at the Nurturing Center?
(a) Shrieking.
(b) Holding his breath.
(c) Sucking his thumb.
(d) Kicking.

6. What class had Claire and Sophia been in together at school?
(a) English.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Language.

7. What is the reason that the boat workers are forced to wait one full day after the boat's arrival in order to unload the community's supplies?
(a) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and every community member is busy.
(b) They have to wait for gasoline to be delivered.
(c) They must wait for the community's trash to be delivered to the boat before they can leave.
(d) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and the children of the boat workers always participate in the events.

8. What assignments are announced during the Twelves's part of the Ceremony?
(a) Their job assignments.
(b) Their dwelling assignments.
(c) Their friendship assignments.
(d) Their future spouse assignments.

9. What label is affixed to the door that Claire finally sees Jonas enter the day she follows him?
(a) Hatchery Laboratory.
(b) Annex.
(c) Nurturing Center.
(d) Bicycle Repair.

10. The male Nurturer teaches Claire's son to respond in what way whenever Claire says bye-bye?
(a) He teaches him to whistle.
(b) He teaches him to say bye-bye.
(c) He teaches him to flap his arms.
(d) He teaches him to wave.

11. When Sophia reluctantly agrees to give Claire a tour of the Nurturing Center, what time does she say is approaching?
(a) Feeding time.
(b) Alpha ray time.
(c) Indoctrination time.
(d) Nap time.

12. During what times does Claire take her walks in order to run into the male Nurturer with her son in tow?
(a) Before breakfast and after the evening meal.
(b) During lunch and after the evening meal.
(c) After breakfast and before the evening meal.
(d) At sunrise and at sunset.

13. Once the maximum number of Newchildren is reached for the year, there are no more born until after what event?
(a) Easter.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) The next Ceremony.
(d) The summer solstice.

14. What is the last fully formed memory that Claire has of her final moments in the community?
(a) Skipping rope with a few of the other Fish Hatchery workers.
(b) Telling her son goodbye.
(c) The back of her son's head as the male Nurturer rides away on the bicycle.
(d) Weeping uncontrollably.

15. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?
(a) Her status as a former Birthmother.
(b) Her age.
(c) The words Hatchery Assistant.
(d) Her blood type.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?

2. When Claire finds herself trying to analyze her own feelings for the very first time, what adjective does she use to describe the one emotion she has always felt?

3. When a Newchild is showing signs of being ineligible for assignment, it is called a failure to do what?

4. What age group is the only group to be given their assignments on the second day of the Ceremony?

5. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is hiding her son, where does she keep him hidden?

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