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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. Where did Mason Tarwater die?
(a) Reading a newspaper on the porch.
(b) Sleeping in his bed.
(c) At the breakfast table.
(d) Tending to his cotton fields.

2. What is the name of Motes' landlady at the end of the story?
(a) Mrs. Flood.
(b) Mrs. Hatchet.
(c) Mrs. Gold.
(d) Mrs. Howe.

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

4. Where is Sabbath's mother?
(a) She is in an insane asylum.
(b) She is working in Uganda.
(c) Sabbath has never known her mother.
(d) She is dead.

5. Who buried Mason's body?
(a) Mason's body was never recovered.
(b) Francis Tarwater.
(c) Buford Munson.
(d) George Rayber.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hazel Motes travel home after his stint in the military?

2. Which of the following subjects does Motes dream about on his way home from the military?

3. In what type of establishment did Mason live when he was not in the mental institution?

4. Which of the following items does Motes watch a demonstration of in the streets?

5. What is all over the porch floor when Motes arrives home?

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