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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Cedar witness her first "gravid female detention" at a mall parking lot in Part I (73)?
(a) May 30.
(b) September 12.
(c) August 25.
(d) June 1.

2. What color does Cedar describe her kitchen as being painted in Part I?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

3. How far along in her pregnancy does Cedar say she is in the opening of Part I?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Five months.
(d) Six months.

4. Cedar remarks in Part I, "We can tell everything about the brain except" what (62)?
(a) "How it reacts to new stimuli."
(b) "Why it worries."
(c) "What it thinks."
(d) "Why it exists."

5. How much older is Phil than Cedar?
(a) Three years older.
(b) Seven years older.
(c) Two years older.
(d) Five years older.

6. What are the seven Ojibwe teachings?
(a) War, justice, marriage, family, home, peace, and wisdom.
(b) Truth, respect, love, bravery, generosity, wisdom, and humility.
(c) Honor, faith, love, justice, loss, grief, and betrayal.
(d) Loss, manifestation, rebirth, honor, loyalty, faith, and peace.

7. What name was Cedar given when she was born?
(a) Mary Stewart.
(b) Mary Agnes.
(c) Mary Potts.
(d) Anna Potts.

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

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

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

11. What has "Little Mary" been caught stealing from the Potts' gas station in Part I?
(a) Deodorant.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Sudafed.
(d) Aspirin.

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

13. When was Kateri Tekakwitha born?
(a) 1717.
(b) 1656.
(c) 1536.
(d) 1912.

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

15. What does "WV" refer to in the novel?
(a) World Voyages.
(b) Worldwide Volunteers.
(c) Wellness Volunteers.
(d) Womb Volunteers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddy say his book is basically an argument against?

2. What did Phil earn an advanced degree in at the University of Minnesota?

3. Why does Cedar believe it should have been impossible for her adoptive parents to have adopted her?

4. By what informal name was Kateri Tekakwitha known?

5. What does Cedar refer to her name as in the opening of Part I (3)?

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