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

2. During what times does Claire take her walks in order to run into the male Nurturer with her son in tow?
(a) After breakfast and before the evening meal.
(b) Before breakfast and after the evening meal.
(c) During lunch and after the evening meal.
(d) At sunrise and at sunset.

3. 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 are too young to read.
(c) She says the pins used to affix the nametags could hurt the children.
(d) She says the children would grab at them.

4. Claire and Sophia cannot go into the room housing the youngest Newchildren because what condition is not met?
(a) They have not been trained in how to hold the youngest Newchildren.
(b) They have not been certified as disease-free.
(c) It is not Visiting Hour.
(d) They are not wearing sterile uniforms.

5. What class had Claire and Sophia been in together at school?
(a) Science.
(b) Math.
(c) Language.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?

2. What type of body of water borders the community in which Claire grows up?

3. When Claire shows up again at the Nurturing Center, what reason is she given for being turned away?

4. What happens when Claire visits the Nurturing Center for the last time and reaches for her son as he is playing on the floor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeanette, one of the Fish Hatchery workers, feel surprise when the name Paul is given to one of the Newchildren at the Ceremony?

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

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

4. Upon finally seeing Marie on the boat, what questions arise in Claire's mind?

5. What reason does Sophia provide for parental units wanting to receive their assigned children once they are a little older, rather than when they are infants?

6. What is the cause of Dimitri's disappointment at the results of the Ceremony?

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

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

9. Why is Claire so terrified when she is first told that she has been decertified as a Vessel?

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

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