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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Leaving.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Preacher Man doing when the boy first saw him come toward the town?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) Talking.
(c) Praying.
(d) Laughing.

2. How did Pete react when he listened to the Preacher Man speak, as he thought that the man was speaking directly to him?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He cried.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He argued.

3. What was Pete looking at when he saw the man standing near the soda fountain?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Candy.
(c) Paper.
(d) Comic books.

4. Where did Rufus and Pete sit after they gone done with their trip to the truck stop?
(a) Firehouse.
(b) Pete's house.
(c) The playground.
(d) Rufus' house.

5. What does Rufus say that Pete looks like after having met the Preacher Man?
(a) Dopey.
(b) Mean.
(c) Lost.
(d) Silly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems almost like a stranger to Pete when he arrives to talk with him?

2. What color are the Preacher Man's eyes in the story, according to Pete?

3. Pete feels that the Preacher Man must be lonely when he talks about Jesus having _________ with him.

4. What did Pete think that his father was sad about when talking about his father?

5. What did Pete's father want to see if he could, which is why he argued at the time?

(see the answer key)

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