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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. What does Julian sell for a living?
(a) Suitcases.
(b) Medical supplies.
(c) Typewriters.
(d) Vacuums.

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

3. When "The Violent Bear it Away" opens, how long has Mason Tarwater been dead?
(a) Two days.
(b) One day.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

4. Which of the following descriptions of the man who attacks Francis in the woods is NOT true?
(a) He drinks whiskey.
(b) He doesn't wear shoes.
(c) He drives a lavender-colored car.
(d) He wears a Panama hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie did Mason repeatedly tell Francis about his mother?

2. What does Julian want to do for a living in the story "Everything that Rises Must Converge"?

3. What does George Rayber do for a living?

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

5. What does Julian's mother attempt to give Carver that infuriates his mother?

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