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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Walt tells Pete that it isn't Pete's job to save ____________, according to the book.

2. What did Pete think that his father was sad about when talking about his father?

3. What does Pete do as soon as the Preacher Man saves him in the book?

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

5. The Preacher Man is the ________ pastor who is introduced at the start of the chapter.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Pete want to leave the revival service on the first night it occurs in the story?

2. What does Pete feel about the man that comes into town, according to the story?

3. When was the first time that Pete saw the Preacher Man come into town, according to the story?

4. What was the difference that Rufus noticed in Pete when he was waiting at the drugstore?

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

6. What comes off of the pieces of the item that has been kept in the drawer for nearly a year?

7. Why did Pete's grandfather not want to take his glasses off when he was baptized?

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

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

10. What happens when Rufus asks the Preacher Man if he has saved Pete, according to the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pete had been longing to feel close to God and having been saved helped him feel that joy.

Part 1: Why do you think Pete has longed to be close to God?

Part 2: What are the benefits of feeling close to God?

Part 3: Do you think that people need to be close to God in order to be happy?

Essay Topic 2

Rufus thinks that Pete has seemed a little dopey ever since he'd been saved.

Part 1: What do you think Rufus thinks about Pete's religious way of life?

Part 2: Do you think that Pete is being dopey in the story?

Part 3: Why do you think Pete is offended when Rufus tells him that he is being dopey?

Essay Topic 3

Pete begins to realize that the Preacher Man is lonely in his travels around the world.

Part 1: Why do you think the Preacher Man might be lonely?

Part 2: Do you think that Pete is making the Preacher Man into a god?

Part 3: How do you think Pete might experience the preaching life?

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