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

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

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

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

5. 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 orphanages.
(b) They are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves.
(c) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(d) They are euthanized.

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

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

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

9. 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 parents' education history.
(c) The parents' health history.
(d) The names of the baby's parents.

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

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

12. What does Hadley do some nights to manage her pain?
(a) She prays.
(b) She goes to a bar and drinks.
(c) She writes about her experience.
(d) She meditates.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the root of much of the pain Hadley feels in regards to her inability to procreate?

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

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

4. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?

5. What type of man did Hadley's parents tell her she might be able to marry?

(see the answer keys)

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