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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Violent Bear it Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Motes feel when Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock starts a conversation with him?
(a) He feels excited.
(b) He feels nervous.
(c) He feels annoyed.
(d) He feels apathetic.

2. What lie did Mason repeatedly tell Francis about his mother?
(a) That she was still alive.
(b) That she was a whore.
(c) That she was a Satan worshipper.
(d) That she had abandoned him.

3. What crime had Mason committed leading to his incarceration in the mental institution?
(a) Vandalism.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft.
(d) Kidnap.

4. Why did Rayber's wife leave him?
(a) Because Rayber abused her.
(b) Because she joined the circus.
(c) Beacuse she couldn't cope with their son's disability.
(d) Because she fell in love with someone else.

5. How long did Hazel Motes spend in the military before returning home?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When "The Violent Bear it Away" opens, how long has Mason Tarwater been dead?

2. How old is Enoch Emory?

3. What does Francis tell Rayber he will do with Bishop before he kills him?

4. When Francis arrives at Rayber's front door, what does he say happened to Mason's body?

5. How does Motes feel about the blind preacher's religious style?

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