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

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

3. By what informal name was Kateri Tekakwitha known?
(a) Rose of the Mountains.
(b) Lily of the Mohawks.
(c) Lady of the Marsh.
(d) Indian Princess.

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

5. What religious faith does Cedar associate with her adoptive parents?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Protestantism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Cedar's adoptive parents referred to as being in the first sentence of Part I?

2. What is Paul's ancestry said to be in Part I?

3. Who advised Cedar to put tape over her computer camera?

4. Where does Cedar see the phrase "Future Home of the Living God" in Part I (13)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is supposedly happening genetically that is altering the world in the novel?

2. What did Eddy study in college? Where did he study?

3. What is the significance of Sera eating a hot dog?

4. How are Cedar's adoptive parents described?

5. What does Cedar stock up on in preparation for the apocalypse? Why?

6. What provisions does Phil bring to Cedar's home in Part I? Where has he obtained them?

7. In what ways is the name "Mary" significant in the novel?

8. What happens when Cedar goes to her first ultrasound appointment in Part I?

9. What information do Eddy and Sweetie reveal when they tap on Cedar's window in Part I?

10. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?

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