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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of man did Hadley's parents tell her she might be able to marry?

2. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?

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

4. What did Hadley's parents do when she failed her genetic screening?

5. How long are babies available for borrowing before they are sent elsewhere?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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