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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mason's nephew NOT believe about Francis?
(a) That Francis actually loved Mason.
(b) That Francis shot Mason.
(c) That Francis burned down Mason's house.
(d) That Mason legally adopted Francis.

3. How deep a hole must Francis dig in which to bury Mason?
(a) 12 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 6 feet.

4. Why does Claud need to see the doctor?
(a) He has a broken arm.
(b) He has an ulcer on his leg.
(c) His back is hurting.
(d) He has migraines.

5. By what landmark is Mason buried?
(a) A still.
(b) A tree.
(c) A creek.
(d) A rock.

6. What does Parker feel he cannot live up to?
(a) His boss' demands.
(b) His wife's high moral standards.
(c) His minister's ideals.
(d) His parents' expectations.

7. Who is Mason Tarwater's great-nephew?
(a) Frank Marin Tarwater.
(b) Francis Malloy Tarwater.
(c) Francis Marion Tarwater.
(d) Frankie Martin Tarwater.

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

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

10. With what is Parker obsessed?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Poker.
(c) His truck.
(d) Tattoos.

11. What type of accident does Parker have at work?
(a) He slips and falls on some motor oil.
(b) He hammers his thumb.
(c) A tractor overturns.
(d) He falls off some scaffolding.

12. Who is the son in EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE?
(a) Jared.
(b) Julian.
(c) Justin.
(d) James.

13. Parker decides to get a tattoo of ___________ on his back.
(a) A snake.
(b) His wife's name.
(c) A rose.
(d) God.

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

15. Why does Francis tell Mason's nephew that Francis set Mason's body on fire?
(a) Because he always hated Mason.
(b) Because he didn't want any traces of the murder.
(c) Because Mason's body was too big to move.
(d) Because it's what Mason would have wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to buy liquor at the still?

2. What does the ugly girl do to Mrs. Turpin?

3. How long does Mason say that Francis must trust Mason's decisions?

4. What does Julian's mother offer the Negro child on the bus?

5. What is it called when Francis cannot understand how a man of God like Mason can make a living making moonshine?

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