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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 do after the pilot leaves the plane?
(a) He jumps out of the plane also.
(b) He searches the luggage for money.
(c) He blows the plane up.
(d) He goes to the bathroom out of the plane.

2. After Tender receives his mysterious phone call, how many survivors does the caseworker tell him are left?
(a) Eleven.
(b) None.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

3. After her first "date" with Tender, what does Fertility ask "phone Tender" when she calls him?
(a) What he looks like.
(b) If he knew Trevor.
(c) If they are finally allowed to meet.
(d) If he is the same person.

4. What kind of jokes does someone start to make on Fertility and Tender's third date?
(a) Fat jokes.
(b) Blonde jokes.
(c) Creedish jokes.
(d) Knock-Knock jokes.

5. What does the pilot of the hijacked plane tell Tender will stay on until the plane crashes?
(a) The windshield wipers.
(b) The engines.
(c) The autopilot.
(d) The Auxiliary Power Unit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fertility Hollis ask Tender when she calls his suicide hotline?

2. What did the FBI do when they went to the Creedish colony to investigate the complaint?

3. Why does Tender look for the obituaries of the people who have killed themselves while on the phone with him?

4. In chapter 36, who is Tender convinced that he received a phone call from?

5. What was the name of the book that the caseworker gave Tender to read?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the caseworker usually ask Tender about, and how does he respond?

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

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

6. Who does Tender encounter while on the bus with Fertility? How does he react and what comment does Fertility make about the encounter later?

7. Explain the relationship between Fertility and Tender in chapter 36. What are the differences between Fertility's impressions of the Tender she sees in person and the Tender she speaks to on the phone?

8. What is Tender's strategy for his first "date" with Fertility and a possible relationship with her?

9. What do Fertility and Tender do on their third date after they get off of the bus?

10. How does naming or rank work in the Creedish Church culture?

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