Graceful Burdens Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Roxane Gay
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 67 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) The Government will take them.
(c) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(d) They are sent to Iceland.

5. Where does Hadley move after failing her genetic screening?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Duluth.

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

7. What is the root of much of the pain Hadley feels in regards to her inability to procreate?
(a) She had always dreamed of being a mother.
(b) She feels her life has no meaning.
(c) She knows the people think that her life has no meaning.
(d) She is the only one in her family who failed genetic screening.

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

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

10. 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 adopt.
(c) They undergo genetic repair.
(d) They pay to have their screening numbers manipulated.

11. 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.

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

13. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are given away to anyone who will take them.
(b) They are sent to pharmaceutical companies.
(c) They are sent to sweatshops.
(d) They are euthanized.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Hadley hope her parents will do once she moved away from home?

4. Where are women allowed to go to borrow babies in "Graceful Burdens"?

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

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