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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. Who seems almost like a stranger to Pete when he arrives to talk with him?

2. The revival in town was hot and __________, according to Pete's description.

3. What did Pete always paint when he was at Vacation Bible School, according to the book?

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

5. Pete promised to buy Rufus a _________ when they went to the truck stop.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Pete feel about going to church the next night, after seeing his father's reaction to the news of being saved?

7. What does Pete want his father's reaction to be after Pete announces that he has been saved?

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

9. What does Pete feel about the night before at the revival service, according to the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Preacher Man invites Pete out for a soda and talks to him about how he could be a preacher too.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if someone told you that you could be a good preacher?

Part 2: Why do you think the Preacher Man singles out Pete?

Part 3: Do you think that the Preacher Man might have told others to come with him too?

Essay Topic 2

The Preacher Man doesn't come to leave with Pete, as he had said he would, leaving Pete to stay at the filling station until 1 in the morning.

Part 1: Why do you think that the Preacher Man invited Pete to go with him?

Part 2: Do you think that Pete made the right decision in deciding to go with the Preacher Man?

Part 3: What do you think happened to the Preacher Man and Darlene?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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