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

2. What does Hadley think about doing with the baby after she takes her from the library?
(a) She thinks of bringing her to her parents and pretending the baby is hers.
(b) She thinks of sending her to Iceland.
(c) She thinks of returning her.
(d) She thinks of running away with her.

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

4. Why is Sidra told she is perfect for the position of caretaker?
(a) She has years of experience as an early childhood educator.
(b) She loves children.
(c) She is a mother.
(d) She does not have a particular fondness for children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Seraphina accuse her husband of when he suggests she is angry?

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

3. What is the name of the baby Hadley borrows from the library?

4. How do the women who visit Hadley feel about their lot as unlicensed women?

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

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