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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What religious faith was Hadley raised in?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Christianity.

3. What is the root of much of the pain Hadley feels in regards to her inability to procreate?
(a) She is the only one in her family who failed genetic screening.
(b) She knows the people think that her life has no meaning.
(c) She feels her life has no meaning.
(d) She had always dreamed of being a mother.

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

5. What might some wealthy women do if they do not pass the genetic screening to be allowed to procreate?
(a) They undergo genetic repair.
(b) They pay another woman to carry their child.
(c) They pay to have their screening numbers manipulated.
(d) They adopt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are women when they need to submit to genetic screening in "Graceful Burdens"?

2. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?

3. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?

4. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?

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

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