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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 Jeanette mentions that everyone liked her father, she says he had been quiet, but what?
(a) Forceful.
(b) Compliant.
(c) Accommodating.
(d) Nice.

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?
(a) Irregular sleep patterns.
(b) Lack of engagement with others.
(c) Poor digestion.
(d) Frequent tantrums.

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

4. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?
(a) He writes to the Records Office.
(b) He uses a magnifying class to examine the infant's name tattoo.
(c) He asks Claire her son's name.
(d) He sneaks into the office and looks at the records.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What item is NOT included in the letter sent to parental units being assigned a Newchild?

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

5. Though Claire had never volunteered at the Nurturing Center, where had she spent most of her required volunteer time as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What are the elements of Claire's plan to find Sophia, her acquaintance who has a job at the Nurturing Center where Claire's son is being held, and how does it work out?

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

5. How is the boat's cook Marie described by the narrator?

6. When Claire declares that she hates her life, what aspects of her life does she say she despises?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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