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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ruby's recent medical complaint?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Shortness of breath.
(c) Flat feet.
(d) Bad knees.

2. Where do the farm boys take the two sisters?
(a) The movies.
(b) The airport.
(c) The county fair.
(d) The bus station.

3. How long has Haze been gone from his hometown?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 years.

4. What does Haze declare about his life?
(a) He is a sin magnet.
(b) He thinks he will die young.
(c) He is free from sin.
(d) He is destined for bigger things.

5. What type of work does Tom tell Lucynell that he does?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Plumbing.
(c) Electrical.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom or what does Haze have little reverence?

2. In what state does the family in A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND live?

3. What does Haze discover when he returns to his hometown?

4. Where do the girls live in A TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST?

5. What physical characteristics does the young Lucynell have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the family members and how does the grandmother try to manage their unruliness on the trip?

2. Describe Ruby Hill's outlook on life in A STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNE.

3. What is the irony of the Bible salesman stealing Joy's prosthetic leg?

4. How does the author show that Motes is a conflicted man?

5. What does Motes discover once he reaches his homestead?

6. Who is Enoch Emory and what is his relationship to Motes?

7. What is unusual about the church that Motes establishes?

8. Who is the main character in WISE BLOOD and what is he doing as the story begins?

9. Describe Tom Shiflet's character in THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.

10. What is odd about Motes' vocation related to his philosophy?

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