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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. How long has Tender had a caseworker?

2. What does Tender say that the tenders in the Creedish community were not allowed to have?

3. How does Tender communicate with his employers?

4. Why do Tender's brother and his wife visit the outside world?

5. What flight did the main character hijack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Tender reveal is the practice for the tenders and biddies before they go out into the real world? What do they do in preparation?

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. What is the exchange between the pilot and Tender Branson before the pilot leaves the hijacked plane?

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

9. When Tender asks Fertility about the guy that she met in the cemetery, what thoughts and observations does she share about him?

10. Why is Adam allowed to get married while Tender is sent out into the world to work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Tender becomes a "religious celebrity" he is placed in the hands of PR and marketing teams whose job it is to sell Tender as a product to the masses. Shortly after, the teams come up with every product under the sun exploiting Tender and the Creedish faith, including a fake bible, dashboard statuettes, television shows, diets and board games. Discuss the idea of selling religion to people. What did the agent and the PR and marketing teams hope to accomplish by selling Tender as a product? Were they just in it to make money? What does their success say about the masses of people who bought into their product? How is this relevant in the real world?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Tender Branson, the main character in the novel. Include Tender's biographical details and a description of his personality. Consider the following questions: What is Tender's problem with personal relationships? How does Tender's childhood affect him? Why didn't Tender commit suicide when the other members of the Creedish Church did? How does Tender interact with the people he encounters in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Who is your favorite secondary character in the novel and why? What is their relationship with Tender? What does this character add or take away from the novel? What happens to this character in the end of the novel? Does this character grow or evolve over the course of the novel?

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