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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 is "thought to be the outside figure on the amount of time we've been roughed out as proto-human," according to Cedar in Part I (57)?

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

3. Cedar remarks in Part I, "We can tell everything about the brain except" what (62)?

4. Where does Phil bury his and Cedar's cell phones in Part I?

5. What was Kateri Tekakwitha's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Mother described when she first appears to Cedar? Where does she first appear?

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

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

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

7. What is Eddy's book comprised of? How long is it when Cedar meets him?

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

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

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 theme of betrayal in Future Home of the Living God. How is this theme manifested through characters? What symbolism relates to this theme? How does the theme evolve or play out in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Future Home of the Living God. When and where does this story take place? What clues indicate the time period of the story? What distances do the characters travel?

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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