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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. How old is the baby Hadley borrows from the library?
2. Where do the women who visit Hadley say they are from?
3. What did Seraphina often fantasize about before becoming licensed?
4. What does one of the women who visits Hadley say about the practice of borrowing babies?
5. What is Seraphina's husband's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Seraphina feel about her life as a mother?
2. Why does Hadley consider running away with Gemma when she takes her from the library?
3. Why do the women who come to Hadley's apartment say they think she is one of them?
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. How does Seraphina discover her nannies are gone and how does she react?
6. Describe Hadley's experience at the library when she looks for a baby to borrow.
7. How does borrowing a baby make Hadley feel about her lot in life?
8. How does Paul behave around Seraphina?
9. Who comes to Hadley's apartment after she arrives with Gemma and where are they from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 an essay exploring the themes of freedom and control in "Graceful Burdens." What images, objects, actions, or symbols represent these themes? Use strong textual evidence to support your exploration.
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