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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 example does one of the women who visits Hadley use as proof that Hadley's life may not have purpose?
(a) She is a waitress.
(b) She drinks too much.
(c) She borrowed a baby.
(d) She has sex with too many men.

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

3. What does the email one of the nannies wrote to Seraphina weeks before say?
(a) The email says she will be going on vacation.
(b) The emails says she thinks Seraphina is a terrible mother.
(c) The email says she quit.
(d) The email says she wants to adopt Seraphina's children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Seraphina feel about her children?

2. When Hadley is approached on her walk with Gemma, what does the person ask Hadley about?

3. What does Hadley do some nights to manage her pain?

4. What does one of the women who visits Hadley say about the practice of borrowing babies?

5. What does Seraphina do after reading the email from one of the nannies?

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