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

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

3. How did Mason perceive his nephew?
(a) As a heathen.
(b) As the devil.
(c) As a gift from God.
(d) As a nuisance.

4. How old was Francis when he was brought to Mason's house to live?
(a) A tween.
(b) A teenager.
(c) A toddler.
(d) A baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mason think about himself?

3. What does Francis tell Mason's nephew about Mason's burial?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Mr. Fortune regarding his daughter?

5. With whom does Mason Tarwater live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With whom did Francis live before going to live with Mason?

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

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

5. What is one of Mason's most controversial decisions?

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

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

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

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

10. What story does Francis tell the schoolteacher about Mason's death?

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