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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the only item of furniture left in Motes' home when he arrives there?
(a) A couch.
(b) An armoire.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A kitchen table.

3. How is Motes' car destroyed?
(a) It is smashed in a crash.
(b) It is pushed over a cliff.
(c) It is set on fire by an arsonist.
(d) It is blown up.

4. Where did Motes' family disappear off to before he arrived home?
(a) Motes doesn't know where his family went.
(b) To find work in Mexico.
(c) To visit relatives in Michigan.
(d) To see the mountains in Colorado.

5. What is the name of the church that Motes preaches for?
(a) The Church without Christ.
(b) The Church without Communion.
(c) The Church without Love.
(d) The Church without Sin.

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

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

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

9. Who collects Motes' government checks after he blinds himself?
(a) Enoch.
(b) Mrs. Watts.
(c) Sabbath.
(d) Asa Hawks.

10. Which of his mother's possessions did Motes bring with him when he joined the military?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her wedding ring.
(c) Her glasses.
(d) Her handkerchief.

11. At what time of day does Motes reach his old homestead after serving time in the military?
(a) 4:00 am.
(b) 9:00 pm.
(c) 4:00 pm.
(d) 9:00 am.

12. Outside which building does Motes typically preach his sermons?
(a) The library.
(b) The movie theater.
(c) The elementary school.
(d) The cathedral.

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

14. 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 purchases it from the owner.
(d) He stabs the owner.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the car the Motes buys?

3. What did Motes' grandfather do for a living when he was still alive?

4. Why does the pitchman become angry with the young girl accompanying the blind preacher?

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

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