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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Seraphina that the nannies have left?
(a) Seraphina's children.
(b) The police.
(c) Hadley.
(d) Seraphina's husband.

2. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) Roxanne Gaitskill.
(b) Renee Gray.
(c) Lisa Gay.
(d) Roxane Gay.

3. How long are women allowed to check out borrowed babies?
(a) 1 day to 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year or more.
(c) A minimum of 2 months.
(d) up to 6 weeks.

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

5. What is Seraphina's son's name?
(a) George.
(b) Geordie.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Geoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the baby Hadley borrows from the library?

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

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

4. How did Seraphina's father react when she once told him she did not want to be a mother?

5. What example does one of the women who visits Hadley use as proof that Hadley's life may not have purpose?

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