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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sin causes Motes to fill his shoes in Taulkinham?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) Theft.
(c) Fornication.
(d) Murder.

2. Where is Motes' body found by two policemen shortly before his death?
(a) In the river.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) In the cemetary.

3. Who collects Motes' government checks after he blinds himself?
(a) Sabbath.
(b) Asa Hawks.
(c) Enoch.
(d) Mrs. Watts.

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

5. What does Emory do with his own clothes while he is wearing the Gonga outfit?
(a) He burns them.
(b) He sells them.
(c) He buries them.
(d) He carries them with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the pitchman become angry with the young girl accompanying the blind preacher?

2. How does Motes kill Shoals?

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

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

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

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