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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. When was Kateri Tekakwitha born?

2. When Mother first appears to Cedar, Cedar describes her face as being round and white like what?

3. How long have we been homo-sapiens, according to Cedar in Part I?

4. What is the profession of both Glen and Sera?

5. The Angel Phil is the seventh Olympic spirit of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where does the title of the novel appear in the narrative? What does it refer to?

2. How do Cedar's spiritual/religious beliefs differ from those of her adoptive parents?

3. What is supposedly happening genetically that is altering the world in the novel?

4. What does the lizardlike bird that Cedar observes in Part I represent?

5. What does Cedar stock up on in preparation for the apocalypse? Why?

6. How is Little Mary described when her character is introduced?

7. Why is Cedar going to an Ojibwe reservation in Part I?

8. What provisions does Phil bring to Cedar's home in Part I? Where has he obtained them?

9. How is the situation described when Cedar witnesses her first accosting and detainment of a pregnant woman in Part I?

10. What happens when Cedar goes to her first ultrasound appointment in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Cedar, Sera, and Glen intend to escape from Mother and the others that are pursuing Cedar? Where do they go after Cedar escapes the Fairview Riverside Hospital? Why does Cedar not make it across the border?

Essay Topic 2

Outline and discuss the plot structure of Future Home of the Living God. Where in the novel does the inciting event occur? Where is the story's climax? What are the mood and tone of the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Phil in Future Home of the Living God. Cedar makes many correlations between Phil and an angel. Do you think that Phil is an actual angel? What do you think Phil's character symbolizes? What are Phil's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?

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