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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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 to have their screening numbers manipulated.
(c) They undergo genetic repair.
(d) They pay another woman to carry their child.

4. 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.

5. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves.
(b) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(c) They are euthanized.
(d) They are sent to orphanages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?

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

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

5. How long are women allowed to check out borrowed babies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "Graceful Burdens" once a woman is deemed suitable for procreation?

2. Where are library babies sent when they turn three?

3. Describe the area where the library babies stay until they are checked out.

4. What is Hadley's life in Omaha like after she moves following her failed genetic screening?

5. What do some wealthy women do if they fail genetic screening?

6. Why is Sidra hired for the caretaker position at the Omaha Public Library?

7. What happens when Hadley tells her family she failed her genetic screening?

8. What happens in "Graceful Burdens" to women when they reach the age of 16?

9. Describe the card catalog in the library at the start of "Graceful Burdens."

10. What is the baby lending process at the Omaha Public Library?

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