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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everything That Rises Must Converge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Motes feel about the blind preacher's religious style?
(a) He is confused by it.
(b) He is in awe of it.
(c) He is apathetic to it.
(d) He does not approve of it.

2. When Francis leaves the woods for the last time, what does he promise himself that he will do with his life?
(a) Become an astronaut.
(b) Become a father.
(c) Become a school teacher.
(d) Become a prophet.

3. Which type of truck does Motes hitch a ride from to get from Melsey to his hometown?
(a) A fire truck.
(b) A garbage truck.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A seed truck.

4. Which of the following groups of people is NOT a category Mrs. Turpin has created for ordering the world in the story "Revelation"?
(a) White Trash.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Homeowners.
(d) Educated Youth.

5. How much rent does Mr. Fortune charge Mary's family to let them live with him?
(a) $300 per month.
(b) He does not charge the family rent.
(c) $200 per month.
(d) $100 per month.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color is the earth moving machine that tears up the land at the end of the story "A View of the Woods"?

4. What name does Sarah Ham go by in the story "The Comforts of Home"?

5. What happened to Rufus' mother, which left him without parents?

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