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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. _________ asks Pete if he is mad at him since Pete seemed to be avoiding this person.
(a) Walt.
(b) His mother.
(c) Rufus.
(d) The Preacher Man.

2. What does Pete do because he feels guilty about his plans to go off with the Preacher Man?
(a) Clean his bike.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Chores.
(d) Homework.

3. Whose car did the Preacher Man and Darlene leave in when they left town together?
(a) Rufus.
(b) They hitched.
(c) Walt's.
(d) Darlene's.

4. Pete noted that he and the Preacher Man would be ________ for a while so his parents shouldn't look for him.
(a) Stealing.
(b) Out of town.
(c) In trouble.
(d) Hiding.

5. What did Darlene's dad supposedly have ready in order to get his daughter back?
(a) Loaded rifle.
(b) The local police squad.
(c) A hand gun.
(d) FBI.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Preacher Man talks about his past youth and how he often felt like ___________.

2. ________ says he doesn't know what happened to the Preacher Man the night he didn't show up.

3. What does Pete look at as he leaves the place where the Preacher Man is?

4. Pete had apologized to his parents for leaving in a note, but said that he had been called by __________.

5. Who tells Pete that he will not be going anywhere with the Preacher Man, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pete ask of his parents in the letter he had written to them, expecting to leave?

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

3. What is the first thing that Pete does the morning after he doesn't meet up with the Preacher Man?

4. What were some of the possible explanations, according to Pete, as to why the Preacher Man didn't show up?

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

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

7. What did Pete's mother do when Pete was upset and feeling like he had lost his faith?

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

9. What does Rufus reveal to Pete about what had actually happened with the Preacher Man, 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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