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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened the next time that Pete tried to spot the person he didn't expect to see?
(a) They were gone.
(b) They had fainted.
(c) They were crying.
(d) They were with the police.

2. How many more nights would the Preacher Man be in town at this point of the story?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

3. Who has the Preacher Man corned when Pete waits outside for him to come back?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Darlene.
(c) Pete's mom.
(d) Walt.

4. Some people in town began to wonder if the Preacher Man was a __________ in disguise.
(a) Devil.
(b) Teacher.
(c) CIA agent.
(d) Cop.

5. Who tells Pete that he will not be going anywhere with the Preacher Man, according to the book?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Joanne.
(c) Walt.
(d) Rufus.

6. The Preacher Man worries that Rufus might _______ Pete and tells Pete this when talking to him.
(a) Guide.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Annoy.
(d) Avoid.

7. What is sitting out in the bushes, waiting for the time when the Preacher Man meets with Pete?
(a) A spare gun.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pete's bike.
(d) Duffel bag.

8. Pete had apologized to his parents for leaving in a note, but said that he had been called by __________.
(a) The Preacher Man.
(b) Angels.
(c) His heart.
(d) God.

9. The Preacher Man, according to Pete, would make sure that he __________ and would take care of him.
(a) Ate well.
(b) Went to school.
(c) Led a good life.
(d) Was happy.

10. What does Pete open the day after his planned meeting with the Preacher Man?
(a) A note to him from the Preacher Man.
(b) A Bible.
(c) The note to his parents.
(d) His duffel bag.

11. Rufus tells Pete that he will look after his ___________ when he is away.
(a) Parents.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bike.
(d) Books.

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

13. Pete tells himself that the Preacher Man could handle everything, that he had the __________.
(a) Power.
(b) Sight.
(c) Gift.
(d) Hand of God.

14. Pete still worried about the Preacher Man and felt sorry for him because he was __________.
(a) Alone.
(b) Bored.
(c) A felon.
(d) A good man.

15. Pete immediately feels dead without __________, according to the book.
(a) Rufus.
(b) The Preacher Man.
(c) His dad.
(d) His Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pete was surprised that he was slightly _________ at the idea of leaving home and of leaving his family.

2. Who does Pete hear calling his name when he is lying in bed after his failed meeting?

3. What does Pete remember watching his father do when he was a young boy?

4. No one could do anything about Darlene leaving because she was _________ and out of school.

5. When Pete was _______ years old, he thought that no one else in the world was braver than his father.

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