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

2. How does Francis react when Mason brings him new, clean clothes to wear?
(a) He is confused about how to wear them?
(b) He refuses to try them on.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He sets them on fire.

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

4. Where did Mason leave Rayber when he was a boy, to prove that God would provide for him?
(a) In a cave in the mountains.
(b) In the desert.
(c) On a fishing boat.
(d) In a corn field.

5. In what state did Mason Tarwater live?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Tennesee.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rayber's reaction when he realizes Bishop is dead?

2. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?

3. What crew member does Motes speak to at length during his ride home after serving in the military?

4. How does the man who attacks Francis slip him drugs?

5. When Francis leaves the woods for the last time, what does he promise himself that he will do with his life?

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