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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. What does Rufus do when he leaves Pete at his home, after the truth had come out?

2. Pete worried about what he might say in ____________ to his parents, according to the book.

3. What does Pete remember watching his father do when he was a young boy?

4. Who appears out of nowhere to help Pete as he walks home after the Preacher Man doesn't show up?

5. How will Pete and the Preacher Man get out of town, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pete decide to give to Rufus after he leaves, according to the letter he'd written?

4. What does Pete say that the Preacher Man will do for him when he is away?

5. What did Pete do to help thank Rufus for being there when he needed him the night at the filling station?

6. What does Rufus tell Pete about how the Preacher Man is affecting Pete, according to the story?

7. What does Pete picture when he is sitting near the front row at the revival that night?

8. Why does Pete give up when he goes to wait outside for the Preacher Man?

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

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

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

The revival setting is designed to stimulate the emotions of those who attend the meetings.

Part 1: What do you think happens at revivals?

Part 2: Would you ever want to attend or participate in a revival?

Part 3: Why do you think Pete is so keen to attend a revival, even if no one else he knows is interested?

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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