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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 does Julian's mother offer the Negro child on the bus?
(a) A book.
(b) A penny.
(c) Some candy.
(d) A whistle.

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

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

4. Why did Mason kidnap Francis?
(a) To teach him the ways of the Lord.
(b) To have a namesake.
(c) To get him a good education.
(d) To have some help on the farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What legal document does Mason alter?

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

3. Soon after the marriage, Parker discovers that his wife likes _____________.

4. Whom does Mason bequeath his possessions?

5. What profession did Mason's nephew have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mason die and who buries him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the schoolteacher react to Mason's death?

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

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

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