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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 Motes' actually die?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) It is unknown where Motes dies.
(c) In the police car.
(d) In his bed.

2. What color is the car the Motes buys?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

3. Who does Francis think is speaking to him when he hears the voice of his "friend" in his ear?
(a) The devil.
(b) God.
(c) Uncle Mason.
(d) His mother's spirit.

4. Which of the following characters is NOT a street preacher?
(a) Onnie Jay
(b) Hazel Moats.
(c) Enoch Emory.
(d) Hoover Shoats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Motes' landlady at the end of the story?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?

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

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

5. How old was George Rayber when Mason kidnapped him?

(see the answer key)

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