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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: The Wait.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will Pete and the Preacher Man get out of town, according to the book?
(a) Hitchhike.
(b) Steal a car.
(c) Walk.
(d) Take the bus.

2. The narrator thinks that he might have been getting ready for the Man to come to town, possibly since _________ grade.
(a) Ninth.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Second.

3. What does the narrator expect to wipe away from his hands after the story is done?
(a) His family.
(b) Fine white dust.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Nothing.

4. What was Pete looking at when he saw the man standing near the soda fountain?
(a) Paper.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Candy.
(d) Comic books.

5. What does Pete tell his mother happened the night before, after she asks about the revival?
(a) Rufus was there.
(b) He was saved.
(c) He didn't go.
(d) He read a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened the next time that Pete tried to spot the person he didn't expect to see?

2. Where does the Preacher Man say he is from when Rufus asks him where he came from?

3. Who feels perturbed by Pete's new faith and asks him if they are ashamed of this person?

4. What is the expression that Pete's dad had on his face that worried Pete?

5. During what meal was Pete's family having some obvious tension in the room?

(see the answer key)

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