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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Grandmother Mary's father teach her to brush her teeth with when she was young?
(a) A peeled willow twig.
(b) A boar's-hair brush.
(c) A piece of stripped cloth.
(d) A fern leaf.

2. How long have we been homo-sapiens, according to Cedar in Part I?
(a) 300,000 years.
(b) 100 million years.
(c) 4.6 billion years.
(d) 4.4 million years.

3. What does Eddy often do?
(a) He sings.
(b) He dances.
(c) He reads.
(d) He plays piano.

4. What is Paul's ancestry said to be in Part I?
(a) African American and Creole.
(b) Creole and Native American.
(c) French and Spanish.
(d) Italian and Spanish.

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

6. On what day does Cedar arrive at the Potts reservation home in Part I?
(a) August 9.
(b) July 5.
(c) September 9.
(d) June 12.

7. What are the Angel Phil's teeth compared to in Part I?
(a) The teeth of a snake.
(b) The teeth of a shark.
(c) The teeth of a saber-toothed tiger.
(d) The teeth of a wild boar.

8. Who is Cedar's favorite theologian?
(a) Greg Bahnsen.
(b) Joseph Clifford Fenton.
(c) Hans Kung.
(d) Etienne Gilson.

9. What was Sera's profession before she went to graduate school?
(a) A baker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A midwife.
(d) A seamstress.

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

11. Who advised Cedar to put tape over her computer camera?
(a) Glen.
(b) Eddy.
(c) Phil.
(d) Sera.

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

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

14. How old is Sweetie's daughter Mary in Part I?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

15. From what narrative perspective is the novel related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how tall is Eddy described as being?

2. What does Mother ask Cedar after introducing herself for the first time on Cedar's computer (68)?

3. What are the names of Cedar's adoptive parents?

4. What can the Angel Phil cure?

5. Where did Eddy earn his Ph.D.?

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