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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 171 - 209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Phil say he knew the Songmakers when he encountered the strange couple at their home in Part I?
(a) He was their daughter's boyfriend.
(b) He was their mailman.
(c) He was their son.
(d) He had worked for them as a landscaper.

2. When is Cedar's due-date?
(a) December 25.
(b) December 12.
(c) April 14.
(d) June 1.

3. What does Cedar claim she has no proficiency for in Part I?
(a) Remembering the past.
(b) Experiencing the present.
(c) Envisioning the future.
(d) Loving her family.

4. What does Sera give to Cedar to eat once they are in the mop-room at the post office in Part II?
(a) A hot dog.
(b) A dinner roll.
(c) A granola bar.
(d) A package of beef jerkey.

5. What is the name of Cedar's church?
(a) St. Jude's Cathedral.
(b) St. Peter's Cathedral.
(c) Holy Incarnation.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral of the Condemned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the painting of that Cedar describes in the warehouse in Part II?

2. How old is Orielee's grandchild said to be in Part II?

3. What does Cedar refer to the "Anima Mundi" as in Part I (62)?

4. What author does Cedar say maybe has it right with the quote, "Our world is ending not with a bang but a puzzled whimper" (190)?

5. How long ago were dinosaurs the dominant life-form on earth, according to Cedar in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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