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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. What flight did the main character hijack?
2. Who does Fertility think Tender is when she sees him at the cemetery?
3. What does Fertility tell "phone Tender" about her boss?
4. Fertility tells Tender she would kill herself how?
5. Why does Tender go to the cemetery?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Tender's first "date" with Fertility, he returns to his apartment and picks up the ringing phone, thinking it will be Fertility. Who is on the other end and what is the conversation between Tender and the caller?
2. What diseases does the caseworker diagnose Tender with, and why does she do this?
3. 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?
4. What is the discussion between Tender and his caseworker after he believes he has taken a call from the killer of the Creedish survivors? Why does she tell him not to worry?
5. Who does Tender encounter while on the bus with Fertility? How does he react and what comment does Fertility make about the encounter later?
6. After the agent arranges to pick Tender up, what does Tender call Fertility from the plane to ask her and what is her response?
7. How does Tender feel about Fertility's dreams and what is her response to him?
8. What is Tender's strategy for his first "date" with Fertility and a possible relationship with her?
9. What happens when Tender and Fertility are on the bus on their third date?
10. Who is Trevor Hollis and what happens between Trevor and Tender Branson?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The relationship between power and sex is recurring throughout the novel, and its obvious hold on Tender is an important element of this character's personality and journey. Discuss the relationship between power and sex as it is described and used in the novel. How does this affect Tender? What does this relationship have to do with some of the teachings of the Creedish Church?
Essay Topic 2
Themes are a vital part of the complete package of a novel, presenting unifying and recurrent ideas that tie a novel together and give the it meaning. The novel "Survivor" hits on many important themes. Discuss some of the themes of the novel including religion, loyalty, perception, and the relationship between power and sex.
Essay Topic 3
This novel has a unique structure. Instead of starting at chapter 1 and ascending chronologically, the novel starts at chapter 47 and chronologically descends. The page numbers also descend, as the novel starts on page 289. What is the purpose of structuring the novel in this fashion? What effect does this have on the novel and on Tender Branson's story?
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