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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. Why are Seraphina and her husband able to afford two nannies?
2. What are the names of Seraphina's nannies?
3. What type of baby does Hadley choose to borrow?
4. How did Seraphina feel when she became a licensed women?
5. What example does one of the women who visits Hadley use as proof that Hadley's life may not have purpose?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does borrowing a baby make Hadley feel about her lot in life?
2. How does Seraphina discover her nannies are gone and how does she react?
3. How does Paul behave around Seraphina?
4. How does Seraphina feel about her life as a mother?
5. 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?
6. Describe Hadley's experience at the library when she looks for a baby to borrow.
7. Why do the women who come to Hadley's apartment say they think she is one of them?
8. Who comes to Hadley's apartment after she arrives with Gemma and where are they from?
9. Why does Hadley consider running away with Gemma when she takes her from the library?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Roxane Gay's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Roxane Gay's “Graceful Burdens.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes of control, gender, and freedom.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of "Graceful Burdens." What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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