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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. Whose idea was the Book of Very Common Prayer?
2. Who is taking ChemoSolv?
3. Who does Adam say made Tender the ultimate slave?
4. Who writes Tender's speeches and hymns?
5. In one of his prepared speeches, Tender says that God only gives one gift that is greater than life. What is that gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Tender and Fertility stay each night on their trip home from Nebraska?
2. How do Fertility, Tender and Adam plan to escape New Orleans after the Super Bowl? Where are they headed?
3. Once they return home, where do Fertility and Tender spend the night? Who sees Tender and what is ironic about the whole situation?
4. What is happening in Tender and Fertility's relationship in chapters 23 and 22?
5. Is Fertility having more feelings for Tender after the Super Bowl? What evidence is there of this?
6. What does Tender decide to do in front of everyone in the auditorium before one of his shows and why does he change his mind?
7. What happens after Tender's big "miracle" at the Super Bowl? Why?
8. What happens when Tender catches up to Fertility at the airport in chapter 3?
9. What is Fertility's job? Explain Tender's reaction to it.
10. How do Tender and Adam "lose" Fertility on their cross-country trip after the Super Bowl?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The author has an interesting approach to naming his characters. Discuss the significance of names in the novel. Include in your explanation the naming structure of the Creedish, the lack of names for the Creedish children, the lack of names for the caseworker and the agent and the irony of Fertility's name. What effect do these names, or lack thereof, have in the novel? Why did the author choose to name his characters in this manner?
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