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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following items does Motes watch a demonstration of in the streets?
(a) An apple slicer.
(b) An orange juicer.
(c) A rice steamer.
(d) A potato peeler.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Miss Wally Bee Hitchcock?
(a) Attractive.
(b) Rich.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Chatty.

3. What falls from the roof of the house, cutting Motes' face?
(a) A baseball.
(b) An icicle.
(c) A rock.
(d) A board.

4. Which of his mother's possessions did Motes bring with him when he joined the military?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Her glasses.
(d) Her handkerchief.

5. How is Motes' car destroyed?
(a) It is pushed over a cliff.
(b) It is smashed in a crash.
(c) It is blown up.
(d) It is set on fire by an arsonist.

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

7. How does Motes kill Shoals?
(a) He stabs him in the back.
(b) He poisons him with arsenic.
(c) He runs him over with his car.
(d) He punches him in the neck.

8. Where is Motes' body found by two policemen shortly before his death?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) Under a bridge.
(c) In the river.
(d) In the cemetary.

9. In what state did Motes grow up?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Kentucky.

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

11. What does Motes light on fire as he travels through his abandoned house?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Envelopes.
(d) Socks.

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

13. What crew member does Motes speak to at length during his ride home after serving in the military?
(a) The waiter.
(b) The porter.
(c) The stewardess.
(d) The captain.

14. Why does the pitchman become angry with the young girl accompanying the blind preacher?
(a) Because she is threatening his customers.
(b) Because she is handing out flyers.
(c) Because she is cursing.
(d) Because she is wearing a bathing suit.

15. Outside which building does Motes typically preach his sermons?
(a) The movie theater.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The library.
(d) The elementary school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who collects Motes' government checks after he blinds himself?

2. What does the blind preacher ask for in exchange for repentance of sins?

3. What does Enoch Emory believe is "the new Jesus"?

4. What type of animal is Gonga?

5. How did Asa Hawks become blind?

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