Graceful Burdens Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) Lisa Gay.
(b) Renee Gray.
(c) Roxane Gay.
(d) Roxanne Gaitskill.

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

8. 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) Become nuns.
(c) Work dangerous jobs.
(d) Work as nannies.

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

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

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

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

13. 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) Begin a very specific exercise routine.
(c) Apply for a license.
(d) Take an IQ test.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sidra described as an employee?

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

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

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

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

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