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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 9 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What example does one of the women who visits Hadley use as proof that Hadley's life may not have purpose?
2. Why does Seraphina feel her husband is incapable of inspiring anger in her?
3. Why are Seraphina and her husband able to afford two nannies?
4. What did Seraphina often fantasize about before becoming licensed?
5. Who believes that the nannies love their job more than Seraphina loved being a mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does borrowing a baby make Hadley feel about her lot in life?
2. Who comes to Hadley's apartment after she arrives with Gemma and where are they from?
3. Why do the women who come to Hadley's apartment say they think she is one of them?
4. How does Paul behave around Seraphina?
5. How does Seraphina feel about her life as a mother?
6. Why does Hadley consider running away with Gemma when she takes her from the library?
7. Describe Hadley's experience at the library when she looks for a baby to borrow.
8. How does Seraphina discover her nannies are gone and how does she react?
9. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of "Graceful Burdens." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Graceful Burdens" similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the ending of "Graceful Burdens." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 3
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Graceful Burdens." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
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