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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 information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?
(a) Her age.
(b) The words Hatchery Assistant.
(c) Her status as a former Birthmother.
(d) Her blood type.

2. Though Claire had never volunteered at the Nurturing Center, where had she spent most of her required volunteer time as a child?
(a) At the local farm.
(b) At the high school.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the Childcare Center.

3. When Claire shows up again at the Nurturing Center, what reason is she given for being turned away?
(a) She has not been trained properly.
(b) She has been reported for aberrant behavior.
(c) The center is almost empty.
(d) She is not wearing a sterilized uniform.

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

5. What reason does the male Nurturer give for not telling Claire her son's name?
(a) He says that it is too hard to pronounce.
(b) He says that he has forgotten it.
(c) He says he does not want her to get attached.
(d) He says he would get in big trouble if he told anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dimitri tells the Fish Hatchery workers that a healthy diet does not include what?

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

3. How many weeks pass between the birth of Claire's Product and the announcement that she has been decertified?

4. What keeps Claire from asking the boat worker the questions she would like to ask him about Elsewhere?

5. What reason does Claire give for her son's lack of distress upon her departure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Claire's son's comfort item and what had hers been during her childhood?

2. What reason does the narrator give for all of the Fish Hatchery workers being fond of the director, Dimitri?

3. How do the Nurturers respond to Claire's query asking if it would be alright if she visited the Nurturing Center again?

4. What is Dimitri's explanation for why the community no longer has mammals?

5. What sets the birth of Claire's Product apart from those of the other Birthmothers in her dormitory?

6. What is the consequence of Claire's Task being different from those of the other Birthmothers?

7. From what building does Claire avert her eyes on her walk from the Birthmother Dormitory to the Fish Hatchery, and why?

8. How does Claire feel about the river that borders the community?

9. For what reason are the Nurturers considering keeping Claire's son at the center for another year before assigning him to a parental unit?

10. Upon finally seeing Marie on the boat, what questions arise in Claire's mind?

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