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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 did Hadley's parents tell her she could do once she failed her genetic screening?
(a) Help raise her siblings.
(b) Move to Iceland.
(c) Get genetic repair.
(d) Find a licensed man willing to procreate with her.

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

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

4. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) The Government will take them.
(b) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(c) They are sent to work on farms.
(d) They are sent to Iceland.

5. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?
(a) They find motherhood too challenging.
(b) They run out of food too soon.
(c) They realize they do not like babies.
(d) They find the emotions of caring for a borrowed baby too much to bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are women allowed to go to borrow babies in "Graceful Burdens"?

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

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

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

5. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?

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