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

2. What is one of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They will be adopted.
(b) They are put to work in sweatshops.
(c) They are sent to Iceland.
(d) The CDC.

3. What did Hadley's parents do when she failed her genetic screening?
(a) Kicked her out.
(b) Suggested genetic repair.
(c) Took her to temple to pray.
(d) Told her she should borrow a baby.

4. 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.

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 sent to orphanages.
(c) They are euthanized.
(d) They are sold to wealthy families as servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?

2. What religious faith was Hadley raised in?

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

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

5. What is the name of the place where Sidra works?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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