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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Claire decide not to try to take her son out of the Nurturing Center during her second visit?
(a) She notices he has a security bracelet on his ankle.
(b) She does not want to alarm the male Nurturer.
(c) She knows she would be killed for her actions.
(d) She knows she would be exiled for her actions.

2. What is NOT one of the signs listed among the signs that Alys's health is declining?
(a) She walks very slowly.
(b) Her eyesight dims.
(c) She is increasingly bent over.
(d) Her memory begins to fail her.

3. What reason does the male Nurturer give for not telling Claire her son's name?
(a) He says he does not want her to get attached.
(b) He says he would get in big trouble if he told anyone.
(c) He says that it is too hard to pronounce.
(d) He says that he has forgotten it.

4. At what age had Claire been selected as a Birthmother?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

5. What is the true cause of Claire's memory being triggered when she is making soup in the kitchen with Alys?
(a) Old Benedikt's comment that a woman's value lies in the number of children she bears.
(b) Alys's comment that the loss of another baby would break Bryn's heart.
(c) Alys's mention of the name Gabe.
(d) Old Benedikt's mention of the name Gabe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does she believe to be her son's after she overhears the male Nurturer using it?

2. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?

3. What word do Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira use during their pretend tea party that is wholly unfamiliar to Claire?

4. With whom had Einar lived during his early childhood before going to live with his father?

5. One village legend says that when Tall Andras had come upon Claire, he had uttered what one word aloud?

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