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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. During what meal was Pete's family having some obvious tension in the room?

2. Pete loved the ________ for as long as he could remember, even though his parents never did.

3. What happens after Pete's parents go back inside the house?

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

5. What does the Preacher Man tell Pete that he could be someday, which makes Pete blush a little?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Pete do the day after the second night of the revival, according to the story?

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

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

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

5. Why would the idea and the picture Jesus sometimes frighten Pete, even though he liked Jesus?

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

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

8. What happened to Pete the more that he listened to the Preacher Man talk?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pete is torn when he begins to get ready to leave town with the Preacher Man, and he has a number of emotions come up before he leaves.

Part 1: Why do you think Pete feels badly about leaving his parents behind?

Part 2: Do you think that Pete is making the right decision to head off with the Preacher Man?

Part 3: How do you think Pete might be able to leave without feeling badly?

Essay Topic 2

Walt encouraged Pete to become a doctor so that he could help others in need, since there were many people who needed help.

Part 1: Do you think Walt and Pete have a good relationship?

Part 2: Why do you think Pete admires his father so much?

Part 3: How do you think Walt might be able to relate to Pete and his newfound faith?

Essay Topic 3

Pete is very taken with a picture of Jesus and fears the idea of being judged by him. He thinks of how he might be cast out of favor with Jesus.

Part 1: Do you think it's normal for Pete to fear being judged? Why?

Part 2: Why do you think that Pete is afraid of being judged?

Part 3: How do you think people change their behavior when they feel they're being judged?

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