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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. What does Mason's nephew feel about Mason's death?
(a) Joy.
(b) Relief.
(c) Grief.
(d) Anger.

2. Why does Francis tell Mason's nephew that Francis set Mason's body on fire?
(a) Because he didn't want any traces of the murder.
(b) Because he always hated Mason.
(c) Because Mason's body was too big to move.
(d) Because it's what Mason would have wanted.

3. What does Francis do along the way to digging Mason's grave?
(a) Goes fishing.
(b) Collapses in tears.
(c) Gets drunk on moonshine.
(d) Prays in the meadow.

4. With what is Parker obsessed?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) His truck.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Poker.

5. What is the setting of REVELATION?
(a) A library.
(b) A train station.
(c) A school.
(d) A doctor's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Mrs. Turpin's view of the other waiting room patients?

2. How long does Mason say that Francis must trust Mason's decisions?

3. What does the ugly girl do to Mrs. Turpin?

4. What task does Francis have after Mason dies?

5. With whom does Mason Tarwater live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Francis tell the schoolteacher about Mason's death?

2. What is the premise of THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY?

3. With whom did Francis live before going to live with Mason?

4. What are the circumstances in which Julian's mother gets hit?

5. Why does Francis have such difficulty living with Mason?

6. What is one of Mason's most controversial decisions?

7. How does Parker meet his wife?

8. What is the premise of EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE?

9. What irony does Francis discover about Mason's life after Mason's death?

10. How does Parker's wife react when she hears about his new tattoo and his accident at work?

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