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

2. Where do library babies come from?
(a) They are left on the door step anonymously.
(b) Licensed women who do not want any more children.
(c) Affairs between licensed married people.
(d) Liaisons between licensed men and unlicensed women.

3. What does Hadley hope her parents will do once she moved away from home?
(a) Visit her.
(b) Stop talking to her.
(c) Send her money.
(d) Ask her to move home.

4. What is the name of the baby Hadley borrows from the library?
(a) Jenna.
(b) Gabby.
(c) Gemma.
(d) Gertrude.

5. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are euthanized.
(b) They are given away to anyone who will take them.
(c) They are sent to sweatshops.
(d) They are sent to pharmaceutical companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?

2. How old is Hadley in the flashback at the end of the story?

3. What is the name of the baby Sue tells Hadley about after she eats lunch?

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

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

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