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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 does Enoch Emory work?
(a) At the museum.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the zoo.
(d) At the pool.

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

3. What is the one word Enoch Emory uses to describe Taulkinham?
(a) Unfortunate.
(b) Unsafe.
(c) Unfriendly.
(d) Unpenetrable.

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

5. To what animal does Francis compare Rayber's son, Bishop?
(a) A ferret.
(b) A dog.
(c) A canary.
(d) A gorilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime had Mason committed leading to his incarceration in the mental institution?

2. When "The Violent Bear it Away" opens, how long has Mason Tarwater been dead?

3. According to Meeks, what does H.L.L stand for?

4. At what time of day does Motes reach his old homestead after serving time in the military?

5. Where is Sabbath's mother?

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