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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 did Tender start doing after he learned of the suicides of those in the Survivor Retention Program?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Praying.
(c) Smoking and drinking.
(d) Gambling.

2. What did the FBI discover when they went to the Creedish colony to investigate the complaint?
(a) Many children had no birth certificate.
(b) Many children were abused and neglected.
(c) The wives were being held against their will.
(d) Many of the older men had guns.

3. What does Fertility do to keep track of her dreams?
(a) She jots them in her notebook.
(b) She uses an audio recorder.
(c) She has Tender write them down.
(d) She keeps a calendar.

4. Why does Tender look for the obituaries of the people who have killed themselves while on the phone with him?
(a) He wants to send flowers.
(b) To prove that it really happened.
(c) To see where they lived.
(d) He collects them.

5. What does Tender do on the phone so Fertility won't recognize him as the guy from the cemetery?
(a) Uses a tape recorder.
(b) Disguises his voice.
(c) Hangs up the phone.
(d) Has his caseworker talk to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the phrases spoken between Creedish Church members in the outside world?

2. On what day of the week does Tender have his first "date" with Fertility?

3. What does Fertility do when Tender upsets her on their third date?

4. What does Fertility tell "phone Tender" about her boss?

5. How long has Tender had a caseworker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was done to inspire the tenders and the biddies to get "perfect" before they left for the real world? What does Tender say about this?

2. Describe Tender's job and the duties involved.

3. What method does Tender employ to teach the couple how to eat the lobster, and what does he discover as he is eating it?

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

5. What would the exchange be like if Tender saw another member of the Creedish Church in the outside world?

6. What is Tender told about the outside world the night before he leaves the Creedish Church District, and who is the source of the information?

7. How does Tender feel about Fertility's dreams and what is her response to him?

8. How does Tender come to receive calls intended for a suicide prevention hotline and why does he continue to take them?

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

10. Why does Tender have a caseworker?

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