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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 many bedrooms are in the ward where Cedar is held in Part II?

2. What do Cedar and Spider Nun weave into ropes for escape in Part II?

3. What are "The Slider's" eyes compared to in Part II?

4. How much does Cedar say her unborn baby should be growing each week now on her entry on October 24 in Part II?

5. What is the painting of that Cedar describes in the warehouse in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Cedar been detained in the beginning of Part II? By whom has she been apprehended?

2. Why does Orielee's death plague Cedar's dreams?

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

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

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

6. Who is Jessie and how is she described?

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

8. How is the character of Oielee described?

9. How does Orielee die?

10. How is Tia's childbirth described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Outline and discuss the plot structure of Future Home of the Living God. Where in the novel does the inciting event occur? Where is the story's climax? What are the mood and tone of the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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