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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tarwater hitch a ride into town with?
(a) Bernice.
(b) Meeks.
(c) A newspaper salesman.
(d) Buford.

2. How does Mason describe the end of the world?
(a) Jesus holding people's hands.
(b) Prophets ascend to heaven last.
(c) The world floods.
(d) The world is on fire.

3. Whose head was Mason "tied hand and foot inside"?
(a) The schoolteacher's.
(b) Bishop's.
(c) Meek's.
(d) Tarwater's.

4. Who is Tarwater's uncle?
(a) The schoolteacher.
(b) Joel.
(c) Mason.
(d) Francis.

5. According to the voice, what's the only reason Mason wanted Tarwater?
(a) So someone would take over the business.
(b) So someone would keep him company.
(c) So someone would have to pay his taxes.
(d) So someone would give him a Christian burial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason want at the head of his grave?

2. The stranger's voice tells Tarwater to go where?

3. What does Mason say will burn a prophet?

4. What reason does Mason give for his finding a lover for Tarwater's mother?

5. What does Tarwater do with Buford's jug?

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