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

2. What does Rayber give Francis in case he should want to baptize Bishop over dinner?
(a) A bowl of water.
(b) A bottle of water.
(c) A pot of water.
(d) A glass of water.

3. What part of Rayber's body was irrevocably damaged during his altercation with Mason about Francis' kidnapping?
(a) His ears.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His legs.
(d) His hands.

4. How does Francis know that he has been sexually assaulted?
(a) His hands are tied together.
(b) His clothes are on backward.
(c) All of the above.
(d) He is in pain.

5. Where does the first truck driver tell Francis he belongs when he drops him off at the side of the road?
(a) The Crazy Shack.
(b) The Loonie Bin.
(c) The Nut House.
(d) The Booby Hatch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?

2. How does Francis react to Rayber's offer to let him baptize Bishop?

3. Which of the following descriptions of the man who attacks Francis in the woods is NOT true?

4. Where does Francis drown Bishop?

5. How long did Mason Tarwater spend in the mental institution before his release?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events lead up to Francis vomiting in a lake?

2. How did George Rayber go deaf?

3. What type of interaction does Francis have with the first truck driver that picks him up from the side of the road?

4. How did George Rayber come to live with his uncle, Mason?

5. How does Bishop die?

6. Who is Francis' "stranger" who is later referred to as his "friend"?

7. How does Francis rebel against Mason after his death?

8. How does Francis prove his difficult nature to Rayber after moving in with him?

9. Who is Lucette, and what impact does she have on Rayber when the meet?

10. How was Mason Tarwater buried?

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