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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sin causes Motes to fill his shoes in Taulkinham?
(a) Murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Fornication.
(d) Blasphemy.

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

4. What did Motes' grandfather do for a living when he was still alive?
(a) He was a professional athlete.
(b) He was a mechanic.
(c) He was a preacher.
(d) He was a bartender.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What type of car does Motes buy in Taulkinham?
(a) An Essex.
(b) A Lincoln.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

12. What color is the car the Motes buys?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what time of day does Motes reach his old homestead after serving time in the military?

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

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

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