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

2. Who was the woman from UPS that took Cedar?
(a) Bernice.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anna.

3. What does "UPS" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) The United Postal Service.
(b) The Unprotected Persons Society.
(c) The Unborn Protection Society.
(d) The Utilitarian People's Society.

4. What percentage of Native Americans does Cedar say were killed by disease in Part II?
(a) 80%.
(b) 77%.
(c) 99%.
(d) 45%.

5. What do the nurses tell Cedar happened to Agnes after her attempt to flee in Part II?
(a) She went home.
(b) She is in post-natal care.
(c) She was executed.
(d) She is in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the driver of the postal truck that is transporting Cedar and Sera north in Part II?

2. 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)?

3. By what name does Cedar refer to Jessie before she learns her real name?

4. How much faster than normal does Cedar say her heart is beating at this point of pregnancy on October 24?

5. About how many weeks along in her pregnancy does Tia say she is when she goes into labor in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Agnes Starr described?

2. From whom is the second letter that Hiro slips to Cedar in the hospital in Part II? What is notable about the letter?

3. What does Cedar learn about Phil from Orielee in Part II?

4. What do the rats signify when they appear in the caves?

5. Why is Cedar's second roommate picking apart her blankets in Part II?

6. Where has Cedar been detained in the beginning of Part II? By whom has she been apprehended?

7. How is the character of Oielee described?

8. How does Orielee die?

9. What does Cedar write to her magazine readers in Part II? Why?

10. Why does Orielee's death plague Cedar's dreams?

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