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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. Where do the women who visit Hadley say they are from?
2. Why does Seraphina feel her husband is incapable of inspiring anger in her?
3. What does Seraphina suspect about her nannies?
4. What is Seraphina's son's name?
5. How did Seraphina's father react when she once told him she did not want to be a mother?
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 Paul behave around Seraphina?
4. How does borrowing a baby make Hadley feel about her lot in life?
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. Who comes to Hadley's apartment after she arrives with Gemma and where are they from?
7. Why does Hadley consider running away with Gemma when she takes her from the library?
8. Why do the women who come to Hadley's apartment say they think she is one of them?
9. How does Seraphina feel about her life as a mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Roxane Gay's commentary on gender in "Graceful Burdens." How is gender important to the story? How does it effect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Roxane Gay's language style and word choice in "Graceful Burdens." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing each of the primary female characters in "Graceful Burdens." How are they connected? How are they different? What experiences do they share and what experiences are unique to their lives?
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