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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. How long does Francis live with Mason?
(a) Just a few weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 14 years.

2. What does Parker's wife think about his new tattoo?
(a) It is too black.
(b) It is idolatry.
(c) It is too big.
(d) It is beautiful.

3. Which of the following does Mason's nephew NOT tell Francis?
(a) Francis can still be set on the right path.
(b) He always loved Mason.
(c) Mason lived a useless life.
(d) It is not too late for Francis to be redeemed.

4. Who is the grandchild that Mr. Fortune likes?
(a) Mary.
(b) Cindy.
(c) James.
(d) Elliot.

5. Why does Francis return to Mason's property?
(a) To get some food.
(b) To collect his clothes.
(c) To visit Mason's grave.
(d) To sell more moonshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mason's nephew's main concern after Mason's death?

2. What does Mason's nephew feel about Mason's death?

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

4. What ends the relationship between Mason and Francis?

5. Mr. Fortune makes a deal with _____________ to buy some of his property.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mr. Fortune so drawn to Mary and not his other grandchildren?

2. How does Parker meet his wife?

3. Why are Mr. Fortune's grandchildren upset about the land deal with a gas station owner?

4. What is the premise of EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE?

5. Why is the schoolteacher so committed to saving Francis and what happens to him as a result?

6. What is the premise of PARKER'S BACK?

7. What is Mason's history of taking children in order to save them?

8. How are Julian and his mother at odds over integration?

9. What is the premise of THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY?

10. How does Mason die and who buries him?

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