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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 does Seraphina do after reading the email from one of the nannies?
(a) She hides in the bathroom and cries.
(b) She leaves the house without a word.
(c) She lies on the kitchen floor.
(d) She lies under her covers in bed.

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

3. What does Hadley notice when she and Gemma stop in the park in Minnesota?
(a) There are no sons in any of the families.
(b) All the families look the same.
(c) There are no mothers there.
(d) There is only one father there.

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

5. How did Seraphina feel when she became a licensed women?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Blessed.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Elated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the email one of the nannies wrote to Seraphina weeks before say?

2. What is Seraphina's daughter's name?

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

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

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

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