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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the workers at the Fish Hatchery says that the only reason Dimitri wants a spouse is so that he can have what?
(a) A maid.
(b) A dwelling.
(c) A friend.
(d) A companion.

2. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?
(a) Tingling.
(b) Unease.
(c) Discomfort.
(d) Cramping.

3. What is the last fully formed memory that Claire has of her final moments in the community?
(a) Weeping uncontrollably.
(b) Skipping rope with a few of the other Fish Hatchery workers.
(c) Telling her son goodbye.
(d) The back of her son's head as the male Nurturer rides away on the bicycle.

4. Claire's older brother had been selected to work in what department within the community?
(a) The Department of Transportation.
(b) The Department of Labor.
(c) The Department of Finance.
(d) The Department of Law and Justice.

5. 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) At sunrise and at sunset.
(c) Before breakfast and after the evening meal.
(d) During lunch and after the evening meal.

6. What is a behavior that Claire's son does NOT display during naptime at the Nurturing Center?
(a) Shrieking.
(b) Holding his breath.
(c) Kicking.
(d) Sucking his thumb.

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

8. A community citizen is given his or her own dwelling only after what event occurs?
(a) Assignment of a job.
(b) Assignment of a gender.
(c) Assignment of a Newchild.
(d) Assignment of a spouse.

9. In what month of the year does the Ceremony always take place in the community?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) June.

10. What type of body of water borders the community in which Claire grows up?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A lake.
(c) A river.
(d) A bay.

11. When Sophia reluctantly agrees to give Claire a tour of the Nurturing Center, what time does she say is approaching?
(a) Alpha ray time.
(b) Feeding time.
(c) Nap time.
(d) Indoctrination time.

12. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?
(a) The river drowning of a child named Caleb.
(b) The murder of the Chief Elder.
(c) The crib death of one of the Newchildren.
(d) The disappearance of Trademaster.

13. What keeps Claire from asking the boat worker the questions she would like to ask him about Elsewhere?
(a) She thinks that asking such questions is probably against the rules of the community.
(b) She thinks that asking such questions will make him think she is flirting with him.
(c) She thinks that asking such questions is rude.
(d) She thinks that asking such is probably against the rules of the boat workers' union.

14. Though citizens of the community make their way around using only bicycles, large deliveries are transported by what type of vehicle?
(a) Coal carts.
(b) Boats.
(c) Trailers.
(d) Trucks.

15. When Claire picks up the biology posters from the school, she meets a former teacher of hers. What subject does this woman teach?
(a) Language.
(b) Science.
(c) Home Economics.
(d) Math.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Jonas is skipped during the Twelves's part of the ceremony, the Chief Elder announces that Jonas is not being assigned, but is instead being what?

4. Once the maximum number of Newchildren is reached for the year, there are no more born until after what event?

5. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?

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