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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 the Minneapolis Post Office erected?

2. How old is Orielee's grandchild said to be in Part II?

3. Who is the driver of the postal truck that is transporting Cedar and Sera north in Part II?

4. Whose murder plagues Cedar in her dreams in Part II?

5. What page number is listed at the top of Eddy's first letter to Cedar in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. From whom is the second letter that Hiro slips to Cedar in the hospital in Part II? What is notable about the letter?

3. Who is Jessie and how is she described?

4. What does Cedar learn about Phil from Orielee in Part II?

5. What is revealed in the first message that Hiro slips to Cedar in the hospital in Part II?

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

7. How does Orielee die?

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

9. How is Agnes Starr described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss one example of each of the three types of irony in Future Home of the Living God. How does the author use verbal irony for humor? In what ways is Cedar's character representative of irony? What dramatic irony appears in the work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationships within the Potts family. How is Grandma Virginia (Mary Senior) described? What is her relationship like with her daughter? How would you describe Little Mary's outlook on life?

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