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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. Why does Fertility become upset with Tender on their third date?
2. How does Tender communicate with his employers?
3. What does Fertility agree to do in order to meet "phone Tender"?
4. What was waiting for the tenders and biddies in the outside world once they left the colony?
5. Who is permitted to marry in the Creedish Church?
Short Essay Questions
1. What would the exchange be like if Tender saw another member of the Creedish Church in the outside world?
2. What happens when Tender and Fertility are on the bus on their third date?
3. Who is Trevor Hollis and what happens between Trevor and Tender Branson?
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. What is happening as the novel opens?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. After finding out that Tender Branson is the last remaining survivor of the Creedish church, who tries to get into contact with him and what do they want?
9. What is Tender's strategy for his first "date" with Fertility and a possible relationship with her?
10. How does naming or rank work in the Creedish Church culture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, Tender gives bits and pieces of his past to the reader. The reader is able to piece together Tender's past and identify how he came to be the way that he is in the present. Tender, however, seems reluctant to share this information with the reader, much as he is with the caseworker. Discuss Tender's views on memories and his past. Is there a discrepancy between Tender's memories and what really happened in his past? Why? How does the reader discover this?
Essay Topic 2
The novel "Survivor" seems to contain a lot of trickery, deception and manipulation. Identify these instances in the novel. Which characters are the most prone to using means of deception to get their way? What is the outcome of the deception and manipulation used by the characters in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
How do you feel about the character of Tender Branson in the novel "Survivor"? Do you sympathize with Tender, or do you think he is a pathetic character? Give your reasons in detail. Is it possible for this character to have changed or evolved had he found a way off of the airplane at the end of the novel?
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