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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. When they learn that Tender is the last surviving member of the Creedish church, what is his caseworker afraid of?
2. What does Tender get the night before he is to go out into the real world?
3. What is the name of Fertility's boss?
4. What does the caseworker use while helping at Tender's employers' house?
5. How does the pilot get off of the hijacked plane?
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 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?
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 diseases does the caseworker diagnose Tender with, and why does she do this?
5. Describe Tender's job and the duties involved.
6. What method does Tender employ to teach the couple how to eat the lobster, and what does he discover as he is eating it?
7. What is the exchange between the pilot and Tender Branson before the pilot leaves the hijacked plane?
8. How does Tender feel about Fertility's dreams and what is her response to him?
9. Who is Trevor Hollis and what happens between Trevor and Tender Branson?
10. How does Tender feel as he realizes he is the last remaining survivor of the Creedish Church?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tender and Adam are twin brothers, but they are also seemingly opposites. Describe the relationship between Tender and Adam. What are the similarities and differences between Tender and Adam? What accounts for the similarities? The differences? Describe how these characters interact.
Essay Topic 2
When Tender becomes the last survivor, he is immediately inundated with phone calls from producers and agents wanting to turn him into a religious celebrity. What is the fascination with Tender as a religious "superstar"? Describe the character of the agent and what happens to Tender when their relationship begins. What does the character of the agent symbolize? Why is he referred to simply as "the agent"?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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