1. Though Claire had never volunteered at the Nurturing Center, where had she spent most of her required volunteer time as a child?
(a) At the Childcare Center.
(b) At the local farm.
(c) At the high school.
(d) At the library.

2. In what month of the year does the Ceremony always take place in the community?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) January.

3. How many weeks pass between the birth of Claire's Product and the announcement that she has been decertified?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. How many Newchildren are allowed to be born each year within the community?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 15.
(d) 75.

5. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?
(a) She says the children are not allowed to know the workers' names.
(b) She says the children would grab at them.
(c) She says the pins used to affix the nametags could hurt the children.
(d) She says the children are too young to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?

2. When Claire picks up the biology posters from the school, she meets a former teacher of hers. What subject does this woman teach?

3. A community citizen is given his or her own dwelling only after what event occurs?

4. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?

5. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is hiding her son, where does she keep him hidden?

(see the answer key)

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