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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 will the police think is Tender's motive for killing the Creedish?

2. What started the investigation into the Creedish Church?

3. What does Fertility do as the Tender searched the plane?

4. Who does Adam say made Tender the ultimate slave?

5. Complete the sentence. Fertility tells Tender that she will not always be with Tender physically, but ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important for Tender to get married at the Super Bowl?

2. What does Tender tell the agent that alarms him and why is the agent alarmed by this information?

3. While on the cross-country trip with Fertility and Adam, what is happening to Tender? Why?

4. What evidence do the police have to suspect Tender of the murders of the agent and the caseworker?

5. Who does the hijacker turn out to be? Explain.

6. What does the agent and his team do to Tender while he is in New York? Why?

7. 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?

8. What explanations does Fertility use to assure Tender that he did not actually kill Trevor and Adam?

9. What are Tender's memories of his childhood? What is Adam's reaction to Tender's memories?

10. Describe the PornFill project and what it ultimately does.

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

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

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?

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