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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. On what date did Cedar witness her first "gravid female detention" at a mall parking lot in Part I (73)?

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

3. What can the Angel Phil cure?

4. When was Kateri Tekakwitha beatified by Pope John Paul II?

5. How did Phil say he knew the Songmakers when he encountered the strange couple at their home in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha?

3. How is the situation described when Cedar witnesses her first accosting and detainment of a pregnant woman in Part I?

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

5. When and where does the title of the novel appear in the narrative? What does it refer to?

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

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

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

9. What publication does Cedar produce? What is its subject?

10. What does Hiro warn Cedar about when he delivers her mail to her home in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Cedar Hawk Songmaker in Future Home of the Living God. How old is Cedar? How does Cedar feel about her pregnancy? What are Cedar's main actions, objectives, and obstacles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Eddy in Future Home of the Living God. What did Eddy study in college? Where did he study? What caused Eddy's nervous breakdown? How does Eddy's character evolve in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the basic premise of evolutionary reversal as the backdrop for Future Home of the Living God. Is this premise scientifically viable? What happens to the offspring in the novel? What does this premise mean for the future of human and animal-kind?

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