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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. 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?
2. Where does Cedar see the phrase "Future Home of the Living God" in Part I (13)?
3. What does the word "lexical" from Part 1 mean?
4. How old is Cedar in the opening of Part I?
5. On what day does Cedar arrive at the Potts reservation home in Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Mother described when she first appears to Cedar? Where does she first appear?
2. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?
3. What provisions does Phil bring to Cedar's home in Part I? Where has he obtained them?
4. What is Eddy's book comprised of? How long is it when Cedar meets him?
5. How is Little Mary described when her character is introduced?
6. What happens when Cedar goes to her first ultrasound appointment in Part I?
7. What information do Eddy and Sweetie reveal when they tap on Cedar's window in Part I?
8. How do Cedar's spiritual/religious beliefs differ from those of her adoptive parents?
9. What did Eddy study in college? Where did he study?
10. When and where does the title of the novel appear in the narrative? What does it refer to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of the Stillwater Birthing Center. What was the facility before? What decorates the wall of the dining room? What does this represent symbolically? What mood does this setting evoke?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of religious allusion and references in Future Home of the Living God. What religions appear in the book? What direct references to the Bible are used? How do these allusions and references enrich the novel?
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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