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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 are the Angel Phil's teeth compared to in Part I?

2. What name was Cedar given when she was born?

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

4. What is the name of Cedar's church?

5. What color does Cedar describe Sera's eyes as being in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sweetie described when Cedar first meets her?

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

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

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

5. What is Eddy's book comprised of? How long is it when Cedar meets him?

6. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?

7. What information do Eddy and Sweetie reveal when they tap on Cedar's window in Part I?

8. What does Hiro warn Cedar about when he delivers her mail to her home in Part I?

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

10. Who is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha?

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

Discuss the title of Future Home of the Living God. What does the title mean? When and where is the title referenced within the work? What themes are evoked in the title of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the basic premise of evolutionary reversal as the backdrop for Future Home of the Living God. Is this premise scientifically viable? What happens to the offspring in the novel? What does this premise mean for the future of human and animal-kind?

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