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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tender say that the tenders in the Creedish community were not allowed to have?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Chores.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Education.

2. What does the caseworker use while helping at Tender's employers' house?
(a) Lemon pledge.
(b) His employers' car.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A strong mix of ammonia and bleach.

3. Who does Tender work for?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A Creedish Church elder.
(c) A very busy, wealthy couple.
(d) McDonalds.

4. What does Tender say happens now when he sees a fellow Creedish Church member?
(a) They hug each other.
(b) They smile at each other.
(c) They try to avoid each other at all costs.
(d) They both hang their heads in disgrace.

5. What is the name of Fertility's boss?
(a) Dr. Branson.
(b) Mr. Thompson.
(c) Mr. Amir.
(d) Dr. Ambrose.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tender communicate with his employers?

2. How old was Tender when he first met his caseworker?

3. What was waiting for the tenders and biddies in the outside world once they left the colony?

4. When did the tenders and biddies in the Creedish Church have to leave the colony?

5. In Creedish culture, what does a girl's name change to when she gets married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tender and Fertility are on the bus on their third date?

2. Who is Trevor Hollis and what happens between Trevor and Tender Branson?

3. What does Tender reveal is the practice for the tenders and biddies before they go out into the real world? What do they do in preparation?

4. What does Fertility Hollis ask Tender when she calls his suicide hotline, and what reasons does she give for thinking that it is a good time for her to commit suicide?

5. What is happening as the novel opens?

6. Why does Tender steal the flowers from the cemetery and what does he say he is doing with them when people ask?

7. How does Tender feel as he realizes he is the last remaining survivor of the Creedish Church?

8. How does Tender feel about the caseworker's death?

9. What diseases does the caseworker diagnose Tender with, and why does she do this?

10. Why does Tender have a caseworker?

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