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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) The library.
(c) A daycare center.
(d) Other women's homes.

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

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

4. What is the root of much of the pain Hadley feels in regards to her inability to procreate?
(a) She is the only one in her family who failed genetic screening.
(b) She had always dreamed of being a mother.
(c) She knows the people think that her life has no meaning.
(d) She feels her life has no meaning.

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

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

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

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

5. Where was Hadley raised?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Hadley tells her family she failed her 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. What happens in "Graceful Burdens" once a woman is deemed suitable for procreation?

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

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

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

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

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