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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. When Pete went to church on Sunday, he was always quite taken in by the picture of __________.

2. What was the Preacher Man doing when the boy first saw him come toward the town?

3. Where did Rufus and Pete sit after they gone done with their trip to the truck stop?

4. Pete is so affected by the words of the Preacher Man that he skips __________ the next day.

5. For how long has the Preacher Man been a revival preacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Pete and Rufus arrange to do when they saw each other at the drugstore one day?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Pete like being friends with Rufus, even though they were completely different in many ways?

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

9. What was Pete feeling about his connection to God after he woke up the next morning?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Rufus points out that when Pete is around the Preacher Man he acts like a robot and that he seems a bit dopey and taken by this man.

Part 1: Do you think that Pete is taken by the Preacher Man?

Part 2: Do you agree or disagree with the way that Rufus feels about the situation? Why?

Part 3: Why do you think that Pete might not be thinking clearly when he's with the Preacher Man?

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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