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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Send her money.
(d) Visit her.

3. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?
(a) Work dangerous jobs.
(b) Have babies anyway.
(c) Work as nannies.
(d) Become nuns.

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

5. How long are women allowed to check out borrowed babies?
(a) A minimum of 2 months.
(b) up to 6 weeks.
(c) 1 day to 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year or more.

6. How long are babies available for borrowing before they are sent elsewhere?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

7. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?
(a) Faling a maternal instincts exam.
(b) Not meeting income requirements.
(c) Allergies.
(d) Illiteracy.

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

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

10. What type of work does Hadley get after she moves away from home?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Chef.
(d) Writer.

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

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

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

14. 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 sweatshops.
(b) They are given away to anyone who will take them.
(c) They are sent to pharmaceutical companies.
(d) They are euthanized.

15. 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 Iceland.
(b) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(c) They are sent to work on farms.
(d) The Government will take them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are women when they need to submit to genetic screening in "Graceful Burdens"?

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

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

4. How is Sidra described as an employee?

5. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?

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