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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tender work for?
(a) A Creedish Church elder.
(b) An old woman.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) A very busy, wealthy couple.

2. Who does Tender meet in the cemetery?
(a) His mother.
(b) Trevor Hollis.
(c) Adam.
(d) Fertility Hollis.

3. How does Tender feel about the flowers at the cemetery?
(a) He feels they are beautiful.
(b) He thinks they are a waste of money.
(c) He finds them depressing.
(d) He can't stand that they are fake.

4. On what day of the week does Tender have his first "date" with Fertility?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

5. Tender was born how long after his older brother?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) Three years.
(d) Ten months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tender when he first met his caseworker?

2. What does Tender do after the pilot leaves the plane?

3. What does Tender do with the flowers he collects at the cemetery?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the occurrences that Fertility can predict through her dreams?

5. Where has Tender deplaned all the other passengers of the flight he has hijacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tender asks Fertility about the guy that she met in the cemetery, what thoughts and observations does she share about him?

2. What is happening as the novel opens?

3. What is Tender's strategy for his first "date" with Fertility and a possible relationship with her?

4. How does Tender feel as he realizes he is the last remaining survivor of the Creedish Church?

5. Why is Adam allowed to get married while Tender is sent out into the world to work?

6. What is Tender told about the outside world the night before he leaves the Creedish Church District, and who is the source of the information?

7. What does Tender reveal is the practice for the tenders and biddies before they go out into the real world? What do they do in preparation?

8. How does Tender feel about the caseworker's death?

9. How does naming or rank work in the Creedish Church culture?

10. What was done to inspire the tenders and the biddies to get "perfect" before they left for the real world? What does Tender say about this?

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