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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the place where Sidra works?
(a) The CDC.
(b) Omaha Public Library.
(c) Nebraska Nannie's Incorporated.
(d) Omaha Baby Lending, Inc.

4. 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) Illiteracy.
(d) Allergies.

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

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

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

8. 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 pay to have their screening numbers manipulated.
(c) They adopt.
(d) They pay another woman to carry their child.

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

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

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

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

13. 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) Apply for a license.
(d) Begin a very specific exercise routine.

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

15. 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 names of the baby's parents.
(b) Where they will be sent when they become old enough.
(c) The parents' education history.
(d) The parents' health history.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Hadley raised?

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

4. Why is Sidra told she is perfect for the position of caretaker?

5. What happens to men who fail their genetic screening?

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