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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far along in her pregnancy does Cedar say she is in the opening of Part I?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four months.

2. What does Cedar refer to the "Anima Mundi" as in Part I (62)?
(a) "The Questions of Life."
(b) "The Soul of the World."
(c) "The Meaning of Justice."
(d) "The Oppressor."

3. What does the word "lexical" from Part 1 mean?
(a) Relating to the cultural aspects of a community.
(b) Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.
(c) Relating to the relational aspects of family.
(d) Relating to the history of a culture or community.

4. What outstanding feature does Cedar describe of her baby's father in Part I?
(a) He has wings.
(b) He has four arms.
(c) He has a third eye.
(d) He has four feet.

5. What type of person does Cedar describe herself as in Part I?
(a) Very obtuse.
(b) Very lazy.
(c) Very gregarious.
(d) Very organized.

6. What is the profession of both Glen and Sera?
(a) They are psychiatrists.
(b) They are bankers.
(c) They are lawyers.
(d) They are professors.

7. What does Cedar claim she has no proficiency for in Part I?
(a) Loving her family.
(b) Envisioning the future.
(c) Remembering the past.
(d) Experiencing the present.

8. Where does Cedar hide her liquor and ammunition in Part I?
(a) In the walls of her house.
(b) In her parents' basement.
(c) Under the railings of her fire escape.
(d) In the basement of the church.

9. What does Eddy often do?
(a) He sings.
(b) He dances.
(c) He plays piano.
(d) He reads.

10. What magazine does Cedar describe producing in Part I?
(a) Zeal.
(b) Love.
(c) Disciple.
(d) Faith.

11. From what narrative perspective is the novel related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

12. What name was Cedar given when she was born?
(a) Mary Stewart.
(b) Anna Potts.
(c) Mary Potts.
(d) Mary Agnes.

13. What color does Cedar describe Sera's eyes as being in Part I?
(a) Dark red.
(b) Deep brown.
(c) Bright green.
(d) Deep blue.

14. Whom does the narrator address in the opening of Part I?
(a) Her lost love.
(b) The reader.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her unborn child.

15. About how tall is Eddy described as being?
(a) 6'2".
(b) 5'9".
(c) 6'5".
(d) 5'11".

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sera's profession before she went to graduate school?

2. Where was Kateri Tekakwitha born?

3. On what day does Cedar arrive at the Potts reservation home in Part I?

4. When is Cedar's due-date?

5. How old is Cedar in the opening of Part I?

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