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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) A daycare center.
(d) The library.

2. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?
(a) Faling a maternal instincts exam.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Not meeting income requirements.
(d) Illiteracy.

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

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

5. How long are women allowed to check out borrowed babies?
(a) A minimum of 2 months.
(b) 1 year or more.
(c) 1 day to 2 weeks.
(d) up to 6 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Sidra described as an employee?

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

4. Where was Hadley raised?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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