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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The boat worker tells Claire that the boat on which they travel is special due to what quality?
(a) It can sail in either the river or the sea.
(b) It can go twice as fast as other boats.
(c) Its maintenance is being subsidized by the government.
(d) It can generate its own drinking water.

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

4. In an attempt to make the family's least favorite meal sound more appealing, what does Claire's mother say every time it arrives?
(a) Its arrival means they will have a good dessert.
(b) It is better than nothing.
(c) It is high in vitamin D.
(d) Its arrival means that at least they will not have it for another month.

5. What skill does Dimitri explain is unique to humans?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Contemplating.
(d) Smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age had Claire been selected as a Birthmother?

2. Claire and Sophia cannot go into the room housing the youngest Newchildren because what condition is not met?

3. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?

4. What is the process of birthing called in the community?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the event of Claire's first encounter with her son portrayed by the author?

2. What criterion does Claire give regarding how the Fish Hatchery had been chosen as her workplace and how does the criterion differ from others who work at the Fish Hatchery alongside her?

3. How does Claire feel about the river that borders the community?

4. How does Claire feel about her work at the Fish Hatchery?

5. What is the consequence of Claire's Task being different from those of the other Birthmothers?

6. How do the Nurturers respond to Claire's query asking if it would be alright if she visited the Nurturing Center again?

7. What reason does the narrator give for all of the Fish Hatchery workers being fond of the director, Dimitri?

8. What does Claire realize during breakfast one day when she sees the other Fish Hatchery workers cleaning up their tables and getting ready to begin work?

9. For what reason are the Nurturers considering keeping Claire's son at the center for another year before assigning him to a parental unit?

10. What is Dimitri's explanation for why the community no longer has mammals?

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