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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which type of truck does Motes hitch a ride from to get from Melsey to his hometown?
(a) A pickup truck.
(b) A fire truck.
(c) A seed truck.
(d) A garbage truck.

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 does Enoch Emory believe is "the new Jesus"?
(a) A baby.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A gorilla.

5. What branch of the military did Hazel Motes serve in?
(a) The air force.
(b) The marines.
(c) The army.
(d) The navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only item of furniture left in Motes' home when he arrives there?

2. What does Motes light on fire as he travels through his abandoned house?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?

4. On his first night back at home, where does Motes sleep?

5. What does Motes fill his shoes with as penance for sins?

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