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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 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 work on farms.
(c) They are sent to Iceland.
(d) The Government will take them.

2. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) Roxane Gay.
(b) Renee Gray.
(c) Roxanne Gaitskill.
(d) Lisa Gay.

3. 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 euthanized.
(c) They are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves.
(d) They are sent to orphanages.

4. What type of work does Hadley get after she moves away from home?
(a) Chef.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Writer.

5. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?
(a) They run out of food too soon.
(b) They realize they do not like babies.
(c) They find motherhood too challenging.
(d) They find the emotions of caring for a borrowed baby too much to bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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