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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francis dream about when he falls asleep in the truck driver's cab on his way back to the farm?
(a) His uncle's corpse.
(b) Drowning Bishop.
(c) His mother's smile.
(d) Heaven.

2. Why did Rayber's wife leave him?
(a) Because she joined the circus.
(b) Because Rayber abused her.
(c) Because she fell in love with someone else.
(d) Beacuse she couldn't cope with their son's disability.

3. How long did Mason Tarwater spend in the mental institution before his release?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 16 years.

4. In what type of establishment did Mason live when he was not in the mental institution?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A large house with a pool.
(c) A farm.
(d) An apartment complex.

5. Who buried Mason's body?
(a) Buford Munson.
(b) George Rayber.
(c) Mason's body was never recovered.
(d) Francis Tarwater.

6. Why won't Mason's neighbors give Francis a drink of water when he requests one from them?
(a) To save their water for the cattle, who need it.
(b) Because they don't recognize him.
(c) Because they don't have any fresh water on their farm.
(d) To punish him for burning down the house.

7. What does Meeks sell for a living?
(a) Steel.
(b) Copper.
(c) Silver.
(d) Coal.

8. What does Rayber say to the innkeeper that deeply annoys Francis?
(a) That Francis is his son.
(b) That Francis is a world class fisherman.
(c) That Francis is a prophet.
(d) That Francis is an orphan.

9. Which of Mason's relatives was considered to be an evil drunk incapable of being saved?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

10. Where does Francis drown Bishop?
(a) In the swimming pool.
(b) In the lake.
(c) In the dishwater.
(d) In the bathtub.

11. Which of the following descriptions of the man who attacks Francis in the woods is NOT true?
(a) He doesn't wear shoes.
(b) He wears a Panama hat.
(c) He drinks whiskey.
(d) He drives a lavender-colored car.

12. How does Francis react when Rayber tells him that he considered drowning Bishop when he was born?
(a) He cheers.
(b) He cries.
(c) He vomits.
(d) He prays.

13. What does Francis claim to have lost at the building where the congregational revival took place?
(a) His faith.
(b) His hat.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His parents.

14. How does Francis react when Mason brings him new, clean clothes to wear?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He refuses to try them on.
(c) He is confused about how to wear them?
(d) He sets them on fire.

15. What does Francis set fire to before returning to the city?
(a) The woods.
(b) Mason's body.
(c) His clothes.
(d) The house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was George Rayber related to Francis' Tarwater's mother?

2. How does the man who attacks Francis slip him drugs?

3. What type of bushes completely overtook Mason's house and yard?

4. Why did Mason kidnap Francis?

5. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Francis' behavior while he is living with Rayber?

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