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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) Run away.
(b) Tell a joke.
(c) Sing.
(d) Erupt in anger.

2. How old is Hadley in the flashback at the end of the story?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

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

4. When Hadley is approached on her walk with Gemma, what does the person ask Hadley about?
(a) The person asks Hadley if she can give her the baby.
(b) The person asks Hadley for directions.
(c) The person asks if Hadley is going to do something about her crying baby.
(d) The person asks Hadley for money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hadley do with Gemma at their first stop in Minnesota?

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

3. What does Hadley think about doing with the baby after she takes her from the library?

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

5. What is Seraphina's husband's name?

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