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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the pitchman become angry with the young girl accompanying the blind preacher?
(a) Because she is cursing.
(b) Because she is threatening his customers.
(c) Because she is wearing a bathing suit.
(d) Because she is handing out flyers.

2. How old is Enoch Emory?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

3. What does Mrs. Watts do for a living?
(a) She is a drug dealer.
(b) She is an exotic dancer.
(c) She is a prostitute.
(d) She is a police officer.

4. What topic of conversation arises right before Motes dies that forces him to leave the house, swearing he will never return?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Music.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

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

6. Who witnesses the light leaving Motes' eyes right before he dies?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His landlady.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His business partner.

7. On his first night back at home, where does Motes sleep?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the bedroom.

8. Which of the following items is NOT advertised for in neon lights in the city of Taulkinham?
(a) Money transfers.
(b) Taxi service.
(c) Peanut vendors.
(d) Shoe shiners.

9. Which of the following items does Motes watch a demonstration of in the streets?
(a) An orange juicer.
(b) An apple slicer.
(c) A potato peeler.
(d) A rice steamer.

10. As a young boy, what did Motes want to be when he grew up?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A race car driver.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A police officer.

11. How does Hazel Motes travel home after his stint in the military?
(a) By airplane.
(b) By train.
(c) By boat.
(d) By taxi.

12. What does Motes light on fire as he travels through his abandoned house?
(a) Envelopes.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Socks.
(d) Newspapers.

13. How does Emory get the Gonga suit from its owner?
(a) He asks to borrow it from the owner.
(b) He steals it while the owner is sleeping.
(c) He stabs the owner.
(d) He purchases it from the owner.

14. Which of the following subjects does Motes dream about on his way home from the military?
(a) His brother's house.
(b) His sister's garden.
(c) His father's funeral.
(d) His mother's singing.

15. What falls from the roof of the house, cutting Motes' face?
(a) A board.
(b) An icicle.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Motes fill his shoes with as penance for sins?

2. How long has it been since Motes drove a car before purchasing his new car in Taulkinham?

3. Which of the following characters is NOT a street preacher?

4. What does Enoch Emory believe is "the new Jesus"?

5. What is the only item of furniture left in Motes' home when he arrives there?

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