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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Parker tell his wife to make her jealous?
(a) Someone leaves candy in his truck.
(b) He works for a hefty young blonde.
(c) He has received letters from a former girlfriend.
(d) He is getting phone calls from an anonymous woman.

2. What does Parker's wife do after he shows her his new tattoo?
(a) Makes him put his shirt back on quickly.
(b) Invites the neighbors in to see his back.
(c) Kicks him out of the house.
(d) Takes a picture of his back.

3. Where does Mason Tarwater live?
(a) In a townhouse.
(b) In the suburbs.
(c) On a farm.
(d) In a hotel.

4. Soon after the marriage, Parker discovers that his wife likes _____________.
(a) Apples.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Fast cars.
(d) Gold.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe how Parker feels about his wife in PARKER'S BACK?
(a) She is critical.
(b) He hates her.
(c) She is too plain.
(d) He feels lucky to have her.

6. Where does the Fortune family live?
(a) A townhouse in the city.
(b) A house in the suburbs.
(c) A desert ranch.
(d) A dairy farm.

7. Who buries Mason?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Francis.
(c) Mason's nephew.
(d) A Negro.

8. What is Parker's reaction when his wife throws him out of the house?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

9. How did Francis come to live with Mason?
(a) Francis' parents died.
(b) Mason was a foster parent.
(c) Mason adopted Francis.
(d) Mason kidnapped Francis.

10. What also burned when Francis burned Mason's body?
(a) An old car.
(b) Mason's still.
(c) Mason's house.
(d) The surrounding woods.

11. What does Francis do along the way to digging Mason's grave?
(a) Prays in the meadow.
(b) Collapses in tears.
(c) Goes fishing.
(d) Gets drunk on moonshine.

12. How long does it take for Parker to get his new tattoo?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 hours.

13. What does Mason think about himself?
(a) He is a prince among men.
(b) He always has good intentions.
(c) He's a little rough around the edges.
(d) He has been called by God.

14. How had Mason once tried to deter his nephew from coming onto his property?
(a) He threw boiling water on him.
(b) He threatened to call the police.
(c) He shot him.
(d) He set the dogs on him.

15. Where did Parker meet his wife?
(a) At a trade show.
(b) At a bar.
(c) On a singles cruise.
(d) When his car had broken down on the highway>

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason's nephew NOT believe about Francis?

2. Why does Francis visit Mason's nephew?

3. How old was Francis when he was brought to Mason's house to live?

4. What is the surname of the family in A VIEW OF THE WOODS?

5. Why does Francis tell Mason's nephew that Francis set Mason's body on fire?

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