Graceful Burdens Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Roxane Gay
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Graceful Burdens Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Roxane Gay
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In addition to information on where the baby is from and its name and age what other information is listed about the babies?
(a) Where they will be sent when they become old enough.
(b) The names of the baby's parents.
(c) The parents' education history.
(d) The parents' health history.

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

4. What does a woman deemed suitable for procreation need to do when she wants to have a baby?
(a) Apply for a license.
(b) Take an IQ test.
(c) Begin a very specific exercise routine.
(d) Eat the required diet for 6 months before she can procreate.

5. How is Sidra described as an employee?
(a) She takes great pride in her work.
(b) She likes to cut corners.
(c) She has poor attendance.
(d) She is indifferent.

6. What might some wealthy women do if they do not pass the genetic screening to be allowed to procreate?
(a) They pay another woman to carry their child.
(b) They undergo genetic repair.
(c) They pay to have their screening numbers manipulated.
(d) They adopt.

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

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

9. 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) The CDC.
(c) They are sent to Iceland.
(d) They will be adopted.

10. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves.
(b) They are sent to orphanages.
(c) They are euthanized.
(d) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.

11. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?
(a) They find the emotions of caring for a borrowed baby too much to bear.
(b) They find motherhood too challenging.
(c) They realize they do not like babies.
(d) They run out of food too soon.

12. What happens to men who fail their genetic screening?
(a) They are paired with women who fail their genetic screening.
(b) They are sterilized.
(c) They are put into forced labor.
(d) They are sent to Iceland.

13. What religious faith was Hadley raised in?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

14. Where was Hadley raised?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Utah.

15. What did Hadley's parents tell her she could do once she failed her genetic screening?
(a) Help raise her siblings.
(b) Get genetic repair.
(c) Move to Iceland.
(d) Find a licensed man willing to procreate with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hadley's parents do when she failed her genetic screening?

2. What type of work does Hadley get after she moves away from home?

3. How long are babies available for borrowing before they are sent elsewhere?

4. How long are women allowed to check out borrowed babies?

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

(see the answer keys)

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