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

2. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.
(b) They are sent to Iceland.
(c) They are sent to work on farms.
(d) The Government will take them.

3. Why is Sidra told she is perfect for the position of caretaker?
(a) She loves children.
(b) She is a mother.
(c) She does not have a particular fondness for children.
(d) She has years of experience as an early childhood educator.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Hadley move after failing her genetic screening?

5. What might some wealthy women do if they do not pass the genetic screening to be allowed to procreate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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