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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the church that Motes preaches for?
(a) The Church without Love.
(b) The Church without Communion.
(c) The Church without Sin.
(d) The Church without Christ.

2. Which of the following subjects does Motes dream about on his way home from the military?
(a) His father's funeral.
(b) His brother's house.
(c) His mother's singing.
(d) His sister's garden.

3. What is the only item of furniture left in Motes' home when he arrives there?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A kitchen table.
(c) An armoire.
(d) A couch.

4. What does Enoch Emory believe is "the new Jesus"?
(a) A baby.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A mummy.
(d) A puppy.

5. Who wrote a letter threatening death to whomever tried to steal the furniture in the house?
(a) Motes' father.
(b) Motes' sister.
(c) Motes' mother.
(d) Motes' brother.

6. Where is Sabbath's mother?
(a) She is in an insane asylum.
(b) She is dead.
(c) Sabbath has never known her mother.
(d) She is working in Uganda.

7. What does the blind preacher ask for in exchange for repentance of sins?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A penny.
(d) A dime.

8. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?
(a) Cold.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Claustrophobic.
(d) Crowded.

9. What sin causes Motes to fill his shoes in Taulkinham?
(a) Fornication.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

10. At what time of day does Motes reach his old homestead after serving time in the military?
(a) 9:00 pm.
(b) 9:00 am.
(c) 4:00 am.
(d) 4:00 pm.

11. How does Motes feel when Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock starts a conversation with him?
(a) He feels excited.
(b) He feels apathetic.
(c) He feels nervous.
(d) He feels annoyed.

12. How did Asa Hawks become blind?
(a) He blinded himself.
(b) He was poisoned.
(c) He was born blind.
(d) He had an accident with a slingshot.

13. What type of car does Motes buy in Taulkinham?
(a) An Essex.
(b) An Oldsmobile.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) A Lincoln.

14. How old is Enoch Emory?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

15. What is the one word Enoch Emory uses to describe Taulkinham?
(a) Unsafe.
(b) Unfortunate.
(c) Unfriendly.
(d) Unpenetrable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls from the roof of the house, cutting Motes' face?

2. What crew member does Motes speak to at length during his ride home after serving in the military?

3. Which of the following items does Motes watch a demonstration of in the streets?

4. How does Hazel Motes travel home after his stint in the military?

5. Who witnesses the light leaving Motes' eyes right before he dies?

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