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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 does the Preacher Man invite Pete to do with him when he is walking home?
(a) Preach the next night with him.
(b) Pray with him.
(c) Get a soda.
(d) Go to school.

2. Pete feels that the Preacher Man must be lonely when he talks about Jesus having _________ with him.
(a) Disciples.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The hand of God.
(d) The truth.

3. ________ says he doesn't know what happened to the Preacher Man the night he didn't show up.
(a) Darlene.
(b) Pete.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Walt.

4. What does Pete help his mother with when she comes home from her errands?
(a) Coat.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Purse.
(d) Boxes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pete's parents decide to __________ that summer after offering to help him with his problems.

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

3. What does Pete say that he will be doing at the church after dinner and after the service?

4. What is Joan's role in the church, according to Pete, as she walks by Pete as he waits?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pete remember feeling about his father when he was younger, according to the story?

2. What happens when Pete is waiting at the meeting place for the Preacher Man to arrive?

3. Why does Pete think it's a good idea for him to leave with the Preacher Man, according to the story?

4. What are the things that Pete worries about when he is getting ready to leave with the Preacher Man?

5. What does Pete ask Rufus when Rufus comes to visit him, according to the story?

6. What is Pete's initial reaction to what Rufus tells him about the Preacher Man and what had happened the previous night?

7. Why does Pete give up when he goes to wait outside for the Preacher Man?

8. What makes Pete feel bad when his mother comes in with the groceries after she has run errands?

9. What does Rufus tell Pete about how the Preacher Man is affecting Pete, according to the story?

10. What did Pete do to help thank Rufus for being there when he needed him the night at the filling station?

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