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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. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Cold.
(c) Crowded.
(d) Claustrophobic.

2. What is all over the porch floor when Motes arrives home?
(a) Blood.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Boxes.
(d) Weeds.

3. What does the blind preacher ask for in exchange for repentance of sins?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A penny.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A dime.

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

5. Why did Mason kidnap Francis?
(a) To get back at Rayber.
(b) To carry on his legacy.
(c) To save his soul
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Motes feel about the blind preacher's religious style?

3. What is the one question Hazel Motes asks Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock?

4. What does Francis set fire to before returning to the city?

5. What topic of conversation arises right before Motes dies that forces him to leave the house, swearing he will never return?

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