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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) Roxanne Gaitskill.
(b) Lisa Gay.
(c) Renee Gray.
(d) Roxane Gay.

2. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?
(a) They are taught sign language, fed, put to bed.
(b) They watch tv and are ignored.
(c) They are read to and snuggled before feeding.
(d) They are fed, bathed, and dressed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What did Hadley's parents do when she failed her genetic screening?
(a) Told her she should borrow a baby.
(b) Suggested genetic repair.
(c) Kicked her out.
(d) Took her to temple to pray.

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

13. Where are women allowed to go to borrow babies in "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) The library.
(c) Other women's homes.
(d) A daycare center.

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

15. 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 sent to Iceland.
(c) The CDC.
(d) They are put to work in sweatshops.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In addition to information on where the baby is from and its name and age what other information is listed about the babies?

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

5. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?

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