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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 52 - 119.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother ask Cedar after introducing herself for the first time on Cedar's computer (68)?
(a) "How are you today?"
(b) "What can I do to help you?"
(c) "Where would you like to go?"
(d) "Where are you?"

2. How long ago were dinosaurs the dominant life-form on earth, according to Cedar in Part I?
(a) 4.6 billion years.
(b) 4.4 million years.
(c) 100 million years.
(d) 300,000 years.

3. What does Cedar consider that she should stock up on in order to bargain after the apocalypse?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Salt.

4. How old is Cedar in the opening of Part I?
(a) 26.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

5. What did Phil earn an advanced degree in at the University of Minnesota?
(a) Ecology.
(b) Education.
(c) Theology.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Phil have to go to find food after the supermarkets have run out in Part I?

2. What can the Angel Phil change all metals into?

3. From what narrative perspective is the novel related?

4. What name was Cedar given when she was born?

5. How did Phil say he knew the Songmakers when he encountered the strange couple at their home in Part I?

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