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

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hadley's parents tell her she could do once she failed her genetic screening?

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

3. How is Sidra described as an employee?

4. What religious faith was Hadley raised in?

5. Where was Hadley raised?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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