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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 14 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are women allowed to go to borrow babies in "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) Other women's homes.
(b) The library.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) A daycare center.

2. What does Seraphina do after reading the email from one of the nannies?
(a) She leaves the house without a word.
(b) She lies under her covers in bed.
(c) She hides in the bathroom and cries.
(d) She lies on the kitchen floor.

3. What does one of the women who visits Hadley say about the practice of borrowing babies?
(a) It is a moral crime.
(b) It is unnatural.
(c) It is not a crime.
(d) It is brutal.

4. What does Hadley do with Gemma at their first stop in Minnesota?
(a) Calls the police to turn the nannies in.
(b) Calls her parents and asks for help.
(c) Goes to the nearest library to give her back.
(d) Walks her to town for lunch.

5. What type of baby does Hadley choose to borrow?
(a) The one which most resembles Hadley.
(b) The loudest, grouchiest baby.
(c) The quietest, saddest looking baby.
(d) The fattest, happiest looking baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Seraphina feel her children are like their father?

2. What example does one of the women who visits Hadley use as proof that Hadley's life may not have purpose?

3. What type of man did Hadley's parents tell her she might be able to marry?

4. Where did the woman consider moving before joining the Society of Venus?

5. Where do library babies come from?

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