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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seraphina suspect about her nannies?
(a) They are going to quit.
(b) They are brainwashing her children.
(c) They are stealing.
(d) They are lovers.

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

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

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

5. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?
(a) Work dangerous jobs.
(b) Work as nannies.
(c) Have babies anyway.
(d) Become nuns.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way does Seraphina feel her children are like their father?

5. How does Seraphina feel about her children?

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