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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Mrs. Turpin's view of the other waiting room patients?
(a) Engaging.
(b) Unkempt.
(c) Rude.
(d) Ugly.

2. Why is Parker's wife so furious when she hears about his accident at work?
(a) Parker had been drinking.
(b) Parker never called her.
(c) Parker was flirting with a girl when it happened.
(d) Parker ruined his new pants.

3. What is a recurrent topic between Julian and his mother?
(a) Food.
(b) Politics.
(c) Integration.
(d) Fashion.

4. Whom does Mason bequeath his possessions?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His church.
(c) Francis.
(d) His cat.

5. What ends the relationship between Mason and Francis?
(a) Mason goes crazy.
(b) Francis runs away.
(c) Mason dies.
(d) Francis goes to college.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Julian live?

3. How long does it take for Parker to get his new tattoo?

4. How had Mason once tried to deter his nephew from coming onto his property?

5. What does Parker tell his wife to make her jealous?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mason die and who buries him?

3. Why does Francis have such difficulty living with Mason?

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

5. How does Parker meet his wife?

6. What does the schoolteacher consider hopeful after Mason's death?

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

8. How does Parker's wife react when she hears about his new tattoo and his accident at work?

9. What is the premise of A VIEW OF THE WOODS?

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

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