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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 type of animal is Gonga?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A gerbil.
(d) A goat.

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

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

5. What is all over the porch floor when Motes arrives home?
(a) Boxes.
(b) Blood.
(c) Weeds.
(d) Garbage.

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

7. What does Emory do with his own clothes while he is wearing the Gonga outfit?
(a) He sells them.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He buries them.
(d) He carries them with him.

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

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

10. Where is Motes' body found by two policemen shortly before his death?
(a) In the cemetary.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) In the river.
(d) Under a bridge.

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

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

13. Where does Motes' actually die?
(a) In his bed.
(b) In the police car.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) It is unknown where Motes dies.

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

15. What does Emory believe is his "special mystery"?
(a) A flower.
(b) A mummy.
(c) An octopus.
(d) An old manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who witnesses the light leaving Motes' eyes right before he dies?

2. How old is Enoch Emory?

3. How does Emory get the Gonga suit from its owner?

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

5. What topic of conversation arises right before Motes dies that forces him to leave the house, swearing he will never return?

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