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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. How far does Cedar say her hospital room window opens 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. Who carries Tia when they depart from the warehouse for the caves in Part II?

4. Who was the woman from UPS that took Cedar?

5. Who passes a letter to Cedar in the hospital in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the painting in the recycling facility significant?

2. Who is Jessie and how is she described?

3. What are Tia's plans after her childbirth?

4. Where are Tia and the others led when she goes into labor? Why?

5. How is Cedar's second rommate at the detainment center described when she is introduced in Part II?

6. How is Tia's childbirth described?

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

8. How do Cedar and Tia ultimately end up escaping the hospital in Part II?

9. What effect to the vitamins have on patients where Cedar is held in Part II?

10. What does Sera tell Cedar about Phil's apprehension in the caves in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss examples of symbolism in Future Home of the Living God. What do the rats represent? What characters have symbolic meaning? What symbolism is seen in the different settings in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the figure of "Mother" in Future Home of the Living God. What do you think Mother represents? What is her appearance like? Where and how does she appear in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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