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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. 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.

2. What is one of the factors that may eliminate a woman from being able to procreate?
(a) Not meeting income requirements.
(b) Illiteracy.
(c) Faling a maternal instincts exam.
(d) Allergies.

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

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

5. Why do some women return their borrowed babies quickly?
(a) They find motherhood too challenging.
(b) They realize they do not like babies.
(c) They find the emotions of caring for a borrowed baby too much to bear.
(d) They run out of food too soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hadley raised?

2. Who is the author of the short story "Graceful Burdens"?

3. What is the morning routine for babies at Sidra's work?

4. What happens to men who fail their genetic screening?

5. What might some wealthy women do if they do not pass the genetic screening to be allowed to procreate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the area where the library babies stay until they are checked out.

2. What is the baby lending process at the Omaha Public Library?

3. What do some wealthy women do if they fail genetic screening?

4. What happens in "Graceful Burdens" to women when they reach the age of 16?

5. Why is Sidra hired for the caretaker position at the Omaha Public Library?

6. What happens in "Graceful Burdens" once a woman is deemed suitable for procreation?

7. Where are library babies sent when they turn three?

8. Describe the card catalog in the library at the start of "Graceful Burdens."

9. What is Hadley's life in Omaha like after she moves following her failed genetic screening?

10. What happens when Hadley tells her family she failed her genetic screening?

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