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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 9 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of baby does Hadley choose to borrow?
(a) The fattest, happiest looking baby.
(b) The loudest, grouchiest baby.
(c) The one which most resembles Hadley.
(d) The quietest, saddest looking baby.

2. What does Seraphina suspect about her nannies?
(a) They are going to quit.
(b) They are lovers.
(c) They are brainwashing her children.
(d) They are stealing.

3. How did Seraphina's father react when she once told him she did not want to be a mother?
(a) He told her he did not blame her.
(b) He slapped her.
(c) He told her she could do what she wanted.
(d) He suggested she move to Iceland.

4. Why are Seraphina and her husband able to afford two nannies?
(a) The government pays for childcare.
(b) Paul is wealthy.
(c) They found inexpensive nannies.
(d) Seraphina is wealthy.

5. What does Hadley think about doing with the baby after she takes her from the library?
(a) She thinks of bringing her to her parents and pretending the baby is hers.
(b) She thinks of returning her.
(c) She thinks of sending her to Iceland.
(d) She thinks of running away with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Seraphina that the nannies have left?

2. What does the voice on the other side of Hadley's door say after Hadley does not answer to the knocking?

3. Who believes that the nannies love their job more than Seraphina loved being a mother?

4. What does Seraphina accuse her husband of when he suggests she is angry?

5. What is Seraphina's husband's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hadley's experience at the library when she looks for a baby to borrow.

2. How does Seraphina discover her nannies are gone and how does she react?

3. How does Seraphina feel about her life as a mother?

4. What does one of the woman who comes to Hadley's apartment say to Hadley when she says that borrowing a baby is not a crime?

5. Why do the women who come to Hadley's apartment say they think she is one of them?

6. How does borrowing a baby make Hadley feel about her lot in life?

7. Who comes to Hadley's apartment after she arrives with Gemma and where are they from?

8. How does Paul behave around Seraphina?

9. Why does Hadley consider running away with Gemma when she takes her from the library?

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