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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 was the Preacher Man doing when the boy first saw him come toward the town?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Praying.
(c) Talking.
(d) Hitchhiking.

2. Pete awakes and says prayers of __________ while feeling joyful about his life from the night before.
(a) Thanks.
(b) Peace.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Blessing.

3. Who says that it must seem strange that Pete doesn't go to church with his parents, according to the story?
(a) No one.
(b) Pete.
(c) Dad.
(d) Mom.

4. Pete was worried about his parents because they didn't seem to care about religion and he was afraid they would __________.
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Bother him.
(c) Tease him.
(d) Go to hell.

5. What does the Preacher Man do to the people who come up to the front of the church at the predetermined time?
(a) Minister.
(b) Yell.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Read to.

Short Answer Questions

1. The broken item at the start of the story is from the beginning of ____________ grade.

2. Pete longed to feel close to _________ and what happened the night before was exactly what allowed him to feel close.

3. Where did Pete see the man when he sees him for a second time in town?

4. What is the cross made out of, according to the story in the book?

5. ________ tells Pete that there are many things that Pete does not understand yet.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened, according to Pete, to the congregation when the service was over with the Preacher Man?

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

4. What was Pete doing in the drugstore when he didn't want the Preacher Man to see him?

5. What will make getting rid of the item in the drawer much easier, according to the story?

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

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

8. What was the reaction that Pete had to the Preacher Man, the more that he listened to him?

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

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

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