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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. During what meal was Pete's family having some obvious tension in the room?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Brunch.

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

3. What is wrapped around the cross that Pete is still holding onto at the start of the book?
(a) Cloth.
(b) String.
(c) Velvet.
(d) Paper.

4. What did Pete think that his father was sad about when talking about his father?
(a) That he was a preacher too.
(b) That he had gone to hell.
(c) That he wasn't talking to them anymore.
(d) That he'd passed away.

5. Rufus told Pete that the _______ coach had told him that he was too cocky, according to the story.
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pete is so inspired by what the Preacher Man does that he wants to be __________ again.

2. What was the pronoun that Pete uses in order to refer to Jesus?

3. During this particular summer in the book, Pete was feeling especially ___________ in his life.

4. What does Pete tell Rufus that leaves Rufus feeling baffled by the comment, according to the book?

5. People would ask for the Preacher Man as they had heard of him through ___________ and wanted him to talk to their congregations.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Pete and the Preacher Man do after the Preacher Man buys him a soda?

2. When was the second time that Pete saw the Preacher Man in his life, according to the story?

3. What was Pete's mother's reaction to the fact that Pete had been saved by the Preacher Man?

4. What happened to Pete the more that he listened to the Preacher Man talk?

5. What happened when the Preacher Man takes Pete's hand after the service?

6. What is the warning that the Preacher Man gives to Pete about Rufus in his life?

7. What would happen on Sundays at church, according to Pete as he tells the story?

8. What does Pete tell his parents about the fact that they never go to church together when they are sitting together eating breakfast?

9. What did Pete feel embarrassed about the day after his first encounter with the Preacher Man?

10. What does Pete want his father's reaction to be after Pete announces that he has been saved?

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