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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 does Hadley hope her parents will do once she moved away from home?
(a) Send her money.
(b) Ask her to move home.
(c) Visit her.
(d) Stop talking to her.

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

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

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

5. What is one of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) The CDC.
(b) They are put to work in sweatshops.
(c) They are sent to Iceland.
(d) They will be adopted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?

3. How long are babies available for borrowing before they are sent elsewhere?

4. Why is Sidra told she is perfect for the position of caretaker?

5. How long are women allowed to check out borrowed babies?

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