Graceful Burdens Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Roxane Gay
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Graceful Burdens Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Roxane Gay
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hadley hope her parents will do once she moved away from home?
(a) Send her money.
(b) Visit her.
(c) Stop talking to her.
(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 watch tv and are ignored.
(d) They are taught sign language, fed, put to bed.

3. Where does Hadley move after failing her genetic screening?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Duluth.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Minneapolis.

4. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?
(a) Roxane Gay.
(b) Roxanne Gaitskill.
(c) Lisa Gay.
(d) Renee Gray.

5. What type of man did Hadley's parents tell her she might be able to marry?
(a) One unwilling to submit to government control.
(b) A man of God.
(c) One willing to overlook her failings.
(d) A man with a low IQ.

6. What is one of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?
(a) They are put to work in sweatshops.
(b) They are sent to Iceland.
(c) The CDC.
(d) They will be adopted.

7. How is Sidra described as an employee?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She takes great pride in her work.
(c) She has poor attendance.
(d) She likes to cut corners.

8. What did Hadley's parents tell her she could do once she failed her genetic screening?
(a) Help raise her siblings.
(b) Find a licensed man willing to procreate with her.
(c) Move to Iceland.
(d) Get genetic repair.

9. Why is Sidra told she is perfect for the position of caretaker?
(a) She does not have a particular fondness for children.
(b) She loves children.
(c) She is a mother.
(d) She has years of experience as an early childhood educator.

10. Where was Hadley raised?
(a) Utah.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Idaho.

11. What are some of the things that women who accept their lot in life do when they are deemed unsuitable for procreation?
(a) Work dangerous jobs.
(b) Become nuns.
(c) Have babies anyway.
(d) Work as nannies.

12. What does Hadley do some nights to manage her pain?
(a) She prays.
(b) She writes about her experience.
(c) She meditates.
(d) She goes to a bar and drinks.

13. What happens to men who fail their genetic screening?
(a) They are paired with women who fail their genetic screening.
(b) They are sterilized.
(c) They are sent to Iceland.
(d) They are put into forced labor.

14. What religious faith was Hadley raised in?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Christianity.

15. What does a woman deemed suitable for procreation need to do when she wants to have a baby?
(a) Begin a very specific exercise routine.
(b) Apply for a license.
(c) Eat the required diet for 6 months before she can procreate.
(d) Take an IQ test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the root of much of the pain Hadley feels in regards to her inability to procreate?

2. What type of work does Hadley get after she moves away from home?

3. What is another of the four places babies may be sent to when they age out of the lending program?

4. What is the name of the place where Sidra works?

5. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?

(see the answer keys)

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