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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 the agent's company been waiting to see who the last Creedish member would be?

2. What does Fertility tell Tender that they will do once he records his life story?

3. What do the people who call Tender's television show want?

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

5. Who writes Tender's speeches and hymns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Tender and Adam "lose" Fertility on their cross-country trip after the Super Bowl?

4. Tender has a weekly show called Peace of Mind where he sits down with a well-known journalist for interviews. What is Tender's response to the journalist's question about Tender's childhood? Is it accurate?

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

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

7. Describe the Book of Very Common Prayer.

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

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

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

Describe the Creedish Church using details from the novel. How does the name structure of the Creedish work? Who is allowed to get married and what happens to everyone else? What did the Creedish elders do the young children who would be sent out to work and why? Why did the Creedish commit suicide, and what were the circumstances that led to this?

Essay Topic 2

One of the most prevalent relationships in the novel is the relationship between Tender and Fertility Hollis. This relationship is also strange and complicated. Discuss the relationship between Fertility and Tender. How does this relationship come about? What is the nature of the relationship in the beginning? How does the relationship change and progress throughout the novel? What is the nature of the relationship at the end of the novel? Describe the feelings of the characters and give examples of where and how the reader sees these feelings showcased.

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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