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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. Who wrote a letter threatening death to whomever tried to steal the furniture in the house?
(a) Motes' brother.
(b) Motes' sister.
(c) Motes' father.
(d) Motes' mother.

2. How was George Rayber related to Francis' Tarwater's mother?
(a) They were siblings.
(b) They were cousins.
(c) They were married.
(d) They were not related.

3. How does Emory get the Gonga suit from its owner?
(a) He purchases it from the owner.
(b) He steals it while the owner is sleeping.
(c) He stabs the owner.
(d) He asks to borrow it from the owner.

4. How old was Mason Tarwater when he died?
(a) 64.
(b) 84.
(c) 94.
(d) 74.

5. What type of car does Motes buy in Taulkinham?
(a) An Essex.
(b) A Cadillac.
(c) A Lincoln.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis dream about when he falls asleep in the truck driver's cab on his way back to the farm?

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

3. What does George Rayber do for a living?

4. How long did Motes have to wait for the train to reach Taulkinham?

5. How does Francis react to Rayber's offer to let him baptize Bishop?

(see the answer key)

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