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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Motes' landlady at the end of the story?
(a) Mrs. Flood.
(b) Mrs. Howe.
(c) Mrs. Hatchet.
(d) Mrs. Gold.

2. What does Motes use to blind himself?
(a) A spoon.
(b) Quicklime.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) Hot coals.

3. What does the blind preacher ask for in exchange for repentance of sins?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A penny.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A dime.

4. What is the one question Hazel Motes asks Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock?
(a) If she is religious.
(b) If she is a Republican.
(c) If she is redeemed.
(d) If she is rich.

5. What does Motes fill his shoes with as penance for sins?
(a) Glass.
(b) Coals.
(c) Sand.
(d) Rocks.

6. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?
(a) Cold.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Crowded.
(d) Claustrophobic.

7. How does Motes feel when Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock starts a conversation with him?
(a) He feels annoyed.
(b) He feels nervous.
(c) He feels excited.
(d) He feels apathetic.

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

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

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

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

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

13. How long did Hazel Motes spend in the military before returning home?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 4 years.

14. Which of the following adjectives best describes Miss Wally Bee Hitchcock?
(a) Rich.
(b) Attractive.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Chatty.

15. Who wrote a letter threatening death to whomever tried to steal the furniture in the house?
(a) Motes' sister.
(b) Motes' father.
(c) Motes' mother.
(d) Motes' brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emory believe is his "special mystery"?

2. What is all over the porch floor when Motes arrives home?

3. Which character believes that he has "Wise Blood"?

4. How old was Hazel Motes when he was drafted into the army?

5. What crew member does Motes speak to at length during his ride home after serving in the military?

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