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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seraphina's husband always seem to think Seraphina may do at any moment?
(a) Tell a joke.
(b) Erupt in anger.
(c) Run away.
(d) Sing.

2. Why are Seraphina and her husband able to afford two nannies?
(a) They found inexpensive nannies.
(b) The government pays for childcare.
(c) Paul is wealthy.
(d) Seraphina is wealthy.

3. What is Seraphina's son's name?
(a) Geoff.
(b) Geordie.
(c) George.
(d) Jordan.

4. In what town in Minnesota do Hadley, Gemma and the women stop for the night?
(a) Sky Blue.
(b) Blue hills.
(c) Blue Earth.
(d) Salt of the Earth.

5. How do the women who visit Hadley feel about their lot as unlicensed women?
(a) They feel it is an injustice.
(b) They feel it is a blessing.
(c) They feel it is a burden.
(d) They feel the genetic screening is rigged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hadley's parents tell her she could do once she failed her genetic screening?

2. Where is the 5-month-old baby Sue tells Hadley about being held?

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

4. What did Hadley's brother dare her to do in the flashback at the end of the story?

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

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