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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 is on the dashboard of the car that Adam and Tender steal?

2. When did the media team write Tender's autobiography?

3. When does Tender first see the Book of Very Common Prayer?

4. What happens on Tender's television show?

5. What does Adam say kept the tenders and the biddies from having power?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Tender get the miracles he predicts on Tender Branson's Miracle Minute?

2. Where do Tender and Fertility stay each night on their trip home from Nebraska?

3. What is Fertility's job? Explain Tender's reaction to it.

4. Why does Tender agree to everything that the agent and PR team want to do to him in New York?

5. Describe the Genesis Campaign. Why did the agent feel it was necessary?

6. How do Fertility, Tender and Adam plan to escape New Orleans after the Super Bowl? Where are they headed?

7. What does Adam say that the Creedish did to the tenders and the biddies to discourage them from having sex?

8. Once they return home, where do Fertility and Tender spend the night? Who sees Tender and what is ironic about the whole situation?

9. What is happening in Tender and Fertility's relationship in chapters 23 and 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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