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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 3 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hadley hope her parents will do once she moved away from home?
(a) Visit her.
(b) Stop talking to her.
(c) Send her money.
(d) Ask her to move home.

2. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?
(a) They are read to and snuggled before feeding.
(b) They are fed, bathed, and dressed.
(c) They are taught sign language, fed, put to bed.
(d) They watch tv and are ignored.

3. What did Hadley's parents do when she failed her genetic screening?
(a) Told her she should borrow a baby.
(b) Suggested genetic repair.
(c) Took her to temple to pray.
(d) Kicked her out.

4. What might some wealthy women do if they do not pass the genetic screening to be allowed to procreate?
(a) They undergo genetic repair.
(b) They pay to have their screening numbers manipulated.
(c) They adopt.
(d) They pay another woman to carry their child.

5. What is the root of much of the pain Hadley feels in regards to her inability to procreate?
(a) She feels her life has no meaning.
(b) She is the only one in her family who failed genetic screening.
(c) She knows the people think that her life has no meaning.
(d) She had always dreamed of being a mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a woman deemed suitable for procreation need to do when she wants to have a baby?

2. Where are women allowed to go to borrow babies in "Graceful Burdens"?

3. In addition to information on where the baby is from and its name and age what other information is listed about the babies?

4. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?

5. How long are babies available for borrowing before they are sent elsewhere?

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