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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 14 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of man did Hadley's parents tell her she might be able to marry?
(a) A man with a low IQ.
(b) One unwilling to submit to government control.
(c) One willing to overlook her failings.
(d) A man of God.

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

3. 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 orphanages.
(b) They are euthanized.
(c) They are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves.
(d) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.

4. How did Seraphina's father react when she once told him she did not want to be a mother?
(a) He slapped her.
(b) He told her he did not blame her.
(c) He told her she could do what she wanted.
(d) He suggested she move to Iceland.

5. How old are women when they need to submit to genetic screening in "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Hadley where the borrowed babies came from?

3. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?

4. How did Seraphina feel when she became a licensed women?

5. What might some wealthy women do if they do not pass the genetic screening to be allowed to procreate?

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