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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Watts do for a living?
(a) She is a police officer.
(b) She is a prostitute.
(c) She is an exotic dancer.
(d) She is a drug dealer.

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

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

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

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

7. On his first night back at home, where does Motes sleep?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) In the bathroom.

8. Which of the following characters is NOT a street preacher?
(a) Hoover Shoats.
(b) Enoch Emory.
(c) Hazel Moats.
(d) Onnie Jay

9. As a young boy, what did Motes want to be when he grew up?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A race car driver.

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

11. How old was Hazel Motes when he was drafted into the army?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

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

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

14. What does Motes use to blind himself?
(a) Hot coals.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) Quicklime.

15. What is the name of Motes' hometown?
(a) Northrod.
(b) Southrod.
(c) Westrod.
(d) Eastrod.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Motes' landlady at the end of the story?

3. How long has it been since Motes drove a car before purchasing his new car in Taulkinham?

4. Where did Motes' family disappear off to before he arrived home?

5. Who wrote a letter threatening death to whomever tried to steal the furniture in the house?

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