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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 does Fertility tell "phone Tender" about her boss?
2. Which of the following disorders is NOT one that the caseworker diagnoses Tender with?
3. How does Tender communicate with his employers?
4. What kind of jokes does someone start to make on Fertility and Tender's third date?
5. How does the pilot get off of the hijacked plane?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tender have a caseworker?
2. How does Tender come to receive calls intended for a suicide prevention hotline and why does he continue to take them?
3. Explain the relationship between Fertility and Tender in chapter 36. What are the differences between Fertility's impressions of the Tender she sees in person and the Tender she speaks to on the phone?
4. 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?
5. After the agent arranges to pick Tender up, what does Tender call Fertility from the plane to ask her and what is her response?
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. How does Tender feel about Fertility's dreams and what is her response to him?
8. Why does Tender steal the flowers from the cemetery and what does he say he is doing with them when people ask?
9. What did Tender Branson learn in school as a tender, and what rules is he supposed to follow in the outside world?
10. Describe Tender's job and the duties involved.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The relationship between power and sex is recurring throughout the novel, and its obvious hold on Tender is an important element of this character's personality and journey. Discuss the relationship between power and sex as it is described and used in the novel. How does this affect Tender? What does this relationship have to do with some of the teachings of the Creedish Church?
Essay Topic 2
Tender and Adam are twin brothers, but they are also seemingly opposites. Describe the relationship between Tender and Adam. What are the similarities and differences between Tender and Adam? What accounts for the similarities? The differences? Describe how these characters interact.
Essay Topic 3
In the first part of the novel, Tender has a job as a house cleaner for a very odd couple. Discuss Tender's job and what it entails. What does Tender have to say about the personal nature the job? How did Tender get this job and why does he have so much training and knowledge in this area? Give a description of Tender's employers.
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