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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Kateri Tekakwitha born?

2. What does Cedar consider that she should stock up on in order to bargain after the apocalypse?

3. What has Phil bought a lot of and locked in the car trunk when he returns with food and provisions for the first time in Part I?

4. Whom does the narrator address in the opening of Part I?

5. What does Eddy often do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Little Mary described when her character is introduced?

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

3. What does the lizardlike bird that Cedar observes in Part I represent?

4. Why is Cedar going to an Ojibwe reservation in Part I?

5. How do Cedar's spiritual/religious beliefs differ from those of her adoptive parents?

6. What are Cedar's spiritual/religious beliefs like?

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

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

9. How are Cedar's adoptive parents described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the title of Future Home of the Living God. What does the title mean? When and where is the title referenced within the work? What themes are evoked in the title of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Agnes Starr and Tia Jackson. What do these minor characters contribute to the novel? What relationships do they form with Cedar? What happens to these characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

How do Cedar, Sera, and Glen intend to escape from Mother and the others that are pursuing Cedar? Where do they go after Cedar escapes the Fairview Riverside Hospital? Why does Cedar not make it across the border?

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