Survivor Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Survivor Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. Tender was born how long after his older brother?

2. Who does Fertility think Tender is when she sees him at the cemetery?

3. What does Tender's caseworker think about the suspicious suicides of the remaining Creedish Church members?

4. What does Fertility do to keep track of her dreams?

5. After Tender receives his mysterious phone call, how many survivors does the caseworker tell him are left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would the exchange be like if Tender saw another member of the Creedish Church in the outside world?

2. What do Fertility and Tender do on their third date after they get off of the bus?

3. 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?

4. What is happening as the novel opens?

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

6. How does Tender come to receive calls intended for a suicide prevention hotline and why does he continue to take them?

7. What happens when Tender and Fertility are on the bus on their third date?

8. What method does Tender employ to teach the couple how to eat the lobster, and what does he discover as he is eating it?

9. 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?

10. How does Tender feel about Fertility's dreams and what is her response to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Tender gives bits and pieces of his past to the reader. The reader is able to piece together Tender's past and identify how he came to be the way that he is in the present. Tender, however, seems reluctant to share this information with the reader, much as he is with the caseworker. Discuss Tender's views on memories and his past. Is there a discrepancy between Tender's memories and what really happened in his past? Why? How does the reader discover this?

Essay Topic 2

Who is your favorite secondary character in the novel and why? What is their relationship with Tender? What does this character add or take away from the novel? What happens to this character in the end of the novel? Does this character grow or evolve over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The author has an interesting approach to naming his characters. Discuss the significance of names in the novel. Include in your explanation the naming structure of the Creedish, the lack of names for the Creedish children, the lack of names for the caseworker and the agent and the irony of Fertility's name. What effect do these names, or lack thereof, have in the novel? Why did the author choose to name his characters in this manner?

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