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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wise Blood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Motes light on fire as he travels through his abandoned house?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Socks.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Envelopes.

2. What is the one question Hazel Motes asks Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock?
(a) If she is religious.
(b) If she is rich.
(c) If she is redeemed.
(d) If she is a Republican.

3. How does Motes kill Shoals?
(a) He punches him in the neck.
(b) He runs him over with his car.
(c) He poisons him with arsenic.
(d) He stabs him in the back.

4. What type of animal is Gonga?
(a) A gerbil.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A goat.
(d) A giraffe.

5. What does Motes use to blind himself?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) Quicklime.
(c) Hot coals.
(d) A spoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hazel Motes when he was drafted into the army?

2. Who witnesses the light leaving Motes' eyes right before he dies?

3. How did Asa Hawks become blind?

4. At what time of day does Motes reach his old homestead after serving time in the military?

5. What does Emory believe is his "special mystery"?

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