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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 Slider's" eyes compared to in Part II?
2. Who is said to be the author of Hildegard of Bingen in Part II?
3. Who carries Tia when they depart from the warehouse for the caves in Part II?
4. What does Sera tell Cedar her vision of Hell is in the end of Part II?
5. Where are Tia and Clay planning to make a run to after escaping in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. From whom is the second letter that Hiro slips to Cedar in the hospital in Part II? What is notable about the letter?
2. What is revealed in the first message that Hiro slips to Cedar in the hospital in Part II?
3. How do Cedar and Tia ultimately end up escaping the hospital in Part II?
4. What do the rats signify when they appear in the caves?
5. How does Orielee die?
6. How does Sera get into contact with Cedar at the hospital in Part II?
7. Why is Cedar's second roommate picking apart her blankets in Part II?
8. What does Cedar learn about Phil from Orielee in Part II?
9. What are Tia's plans after her childbirth?
10. How is the character of Oielee described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the figure of "Mother" in Future Home of the Living God. What do you think Mother represents? What is her appearance like? Where and how does she appear in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss examples of symbolism in Future Home of the Living God. What do the rats represent? What characters have symbolic meaning? What symbolism is seen in the different settings in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one example of each of the three types of irony in Future Home of the Living God. How does the author use verbal irony for humor? In what ways is Cedar's character representative of irony? What dramatic irony appears in the work?
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