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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. What adjective does the receptionist at the Nurturing Center use to describe Sophia?
(a) Confident.
(b) Well-behaved.
(c) Strident.
(d) Diligent.

2. When a Newchild is showing signs of being ineligible for assignment, it is called a failure to do what?
(a) To live.
(b) To pass muster.
(c) To thrive.
(d) To succeed.

3. What is the reason that the boat workers are forced to wait one full day after the boat's arrival in order to unload the community's supplies?
(a) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and every community member is busy.
(b) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and the children of the boat workers always participate in the events.
(c) They have to wait for gasoline to be delivered.
(d) They must wait for the community's trash to be delivered to the boat before they can leave.

4. When Claire picks up the biology posters from the school, she meets a former teacher of hers. What subject does this woman teach?
(a) Science.
(b) Home Economics.
(c) Language.
(d) Math.

5. Claire decides that if someone in authority tries to force her to take pills, she will do what before she gives up the love she feels for her son?
(a) Die.
(b) Kill someone.
(c) Escape.
(d) Banish herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Claire's son sleep when the male Nurturer takes him home at night?

2. Why are the Vessels given blindfolds as they go into labor?

3. Once the maximum number of Newchildren is reached for the year, there are no more born until after what event?

4. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?

5. What does the male Nurturer tell Claire would happen if he were to apply for a variance to try to adopt Claire's son?

(see the answer key)

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