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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Vessels given blindfolds as they go into labor?
(a) So they do not see their Products.
(b) So they will not see their own anatomy.
(c) So they can meditate throughout the birth.
(d) So they will not see the faces of the midwives.

2. What keeps Claire from asking the boat worker the questions she would like to ask him about Elsewhere?
(a) She thinks that asking such questions is rude.
(b) She thinks that asking such questions will make him think she is flirting with him.
(c) She thinks that asking such is probably against the rules of the boat workers' union.
(d) She thinks that asking such questions is probably against the rules of the community.

3. What is the name of the male Nurturer's daughter?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Lily.
(c) Alice.
(d) Stephanie.

4. How many months after his birth does Claire teach her son to say her name aloud?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

5. When Claire goes to the school to pick up the biology posters, what is the reason that there are no children in the school?
(a) A fire drill is occurring.
(b) It is a Saturday.
(c) They have all gone to their volunteer jobs.
(d) It is a Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a Newchild is showing signs of being ineligible for assignment, it is called a failure to do what?

2. What problem does the male Nurturer say is still plaguing Claire's son, endangering the possibility of his being assigned to a parental unit?

3. What class had Claire and Sophia been in together at school?

4. How many Newchildren are allowed to be born each year within the community?

5. How many weeks pass between the birth of Claire's Product and the announcement that she has been decertified?

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