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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 3 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In addition to information on where the baby is from and its name and age what other information is listed about the babies?
(a) Where they will be sent when they become old enough.
(b) The names of the baby's parents.
(c) The parents' health history.
(d) The parents' education history.

3. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves.
(b) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(c) They are sent to orphanages.
(d) They are euthanized.

4. What happens to men who fail their genetic screening?
(a) They are put into forced labor.
(b) They are paired with women who fail their genetic screening.
(c) They are sent to Iceland.
(d) They are sterilized.

5. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?
(a) They are taught sign language, fed, put to bed.
(b) They are fed, bathed, and dressed.
(c) They watch tv and are ignored.
(d) They are read to and snuggled before feeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?

2. What does Hadley hope her parents will do once she moved away from home?

3. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?

4. What is one of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?

5. What type of work does Hadley get after she moves away from home?

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