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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Seraphina feel her husband is incapable of inspiring anger in her?
(a) He takes care of all the household chores.
(b) He is not interesting enough.
(c) He can do no wrong.
(d) He treats her like a queen.

2. What did Seraphina often fantasize about before becoming licensed?
(a) Being a wife.
(b) Being unlicensed and free.
(c) Having a huge wedding.
(d) Being a mother.

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

4. What did Hadley's brother dare her to do in the flashback at the end of the story?
(a) Try to fly.
(b) Tip a cow.
(c) Chase the chickens.
(d) Jump out of the barn to the loft.

5. How old are women when they need to submit to genetic screening in "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place where Sidra works?

2. What does Seraphina accuse her husband of when he suggests she is angry?

3. What does Sue tell Hadley about Ronnie, the woman in the picture she shows Hadley after she eats?

4. What is the name of the baby Hadley borrows from the library?

5. Where do the women who visit Hadley say they are from?

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