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

2. What does Cedar leave as an offering at the shrine of Mary in the caves in Part II?

3. What river can Cedar view from her hospital window in Part II?

4. What percentage of Native Americans does Cedar say were killed by disease in Part II?

5. What color scarf did Cedar knit for Sera when she was in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Oielee described?

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

3. How is Agnes Starr described?

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

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

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

9. How is Tia's childbirth described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of Future Home of the Living God. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is it related? What is the importance of the narrative style to the work?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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