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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is hiding her son, where does she keep him hidden?
(a) In a treehouse.
(b) In a bird's nest.
(c) In a drawer.
(d) In a cupboard.

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

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

5. What happens when Claire visits the Nurturing Center for the last time and reaches for her son as he is playing on the floor?
(a) He bursts into tears.
(b) An announcement comes over the loudspeaker telling Claire to back away.
(c) A worker snatches him away.
(d) He hits her in the face.

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

7. Of what actions does the funny face shared by Claire and her son consist?
(a) Tongue out and eyes squeezed shut.
(b) Hands splayed next to ears and tongue out.
(c) Eyes wide open and teeth bared.
(d) Tongue pushed into cheek and nose scrunched.

8. What adjective does the receptionist at the Nurturing Center use to describe Sophia?
(a) Confident.
(b) Well-behaved.
(c) Strident.
(d) Diligent.

9. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?
(a) Children start taking pills once a doctor confirms they have entered puberty.
(b) Parents observe their children and decide when the time has come.
(c) Parents apply to a committee and are provided with a date for pills to be started.
(d) Children are given a questionnaire that determines the day when they start to take pills.

10. 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 rude.
(b) She thinks that asking such questions is probably against the rules of the community.
(c) She thinks that asking such is probably against the rules of the boat workers' union.
(d) She thinks that asking such questions will make him think she is flirting with him.

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

12. What name does she believe to be her son's after she overhears the male Nurturer using it?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Abe.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Matt.

13. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?
(a) She says the pins used to affix the nametags could hurt the children.
(b) She says the children are too young to read.
(c) She says the children are not allowed to know the workers' names.
(d) She says the children would grab at them.

14. For what purpose does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's infant son?
(a) In response to a dream he had experienced.
(b) In response to Claire's request.
(c) In hopes of making him more responsive.
(d) As the result of a whim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Claire sees the male Nurturer out on his bicycle, how many months has it been since they have seen one another?

2. What task does Marie perform on the boat?

3. Where does Claire's son sleep when the male Nurturer takes him home at night?

4. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?

5. In an attempt to make the family's least favorite meal sound more appealing, what does Claire's mother say every time it arrives?

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