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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 7 - 14 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Seraphina feel about her children?
(a) She thinks they are geniuses.
(b) She thinks they are beautiful.
(c) She hates them.
(d) She loves them.

5. Where are women allowed to go to borrow babies in "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) Other women's homes.
(b) A daycare center.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?

3. Who believes that the nannies love their job more than Seraphina loved being a mother?

4. What does Seraphina do after she learns the nannies are not there and her son says he is hungry?

5. What did Hadley's parents do when she failed her genetic screening?

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