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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 emotion is Rayber overcome with when he stoops down to tie Bishop's shoelaces at the Science Museum?
(a) Pity.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Love.

2. How does the man who attacks Francis slip him drugs?
(a) In his cigarette.
(b) In his ice cream.
(c) In his sandwich.
(d) In his drink.

3. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?
(a) To teach him a lesson about drinking.
(b) Because he thinks the boy is dead.
(c) Because he thinks the boy stole his alcohol.
(d) To protect him from the dogs.

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

5. When Francis arrives at Rayber's front door, what does he say happened to Mason's body?
(a) It was eaten by wild animals.
(b) It was burned.
(c) It fell into a well.
(d) It disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George Rayber do for a living?

2. How does Rayber react to the news that his uncle, Mason, is dead?

3. How does Francis react when he finds Mason's still on the farm?

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

5. What does Rayber say to the innkeeper that deeply annoys Francis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Francis' initial reaction when he meets his cousin, Bishop?

3. How does Bishop die?

4. What conversation does Francis have with Meeks right after Mason dies?

5. Why does Rayber agree to take Francis in and take care of him?

6. What is Francis' reaction when he figures out that Rayber has followed him to the religious revival?

7. How was Mason Tarwater buried?

8. How does Mason's neighbor, Buford Munson, react when he hears that Mason is dead?

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

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

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