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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rayber's wife, Bernice, do for a living?
(a) She was a social worker.
(b) She was an actress.
(c) She was a hair stylist.
(d) She was a journalist.

2. What does George Rayber do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a mechanic.
(d) He is a pastor.

3. How does Francis react to Rayber's offer to let him baptize Bishop?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is horrified.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is pleased.

4. Where did Mason leave Rayber when he was a boy, to prove that God would provide for him?
(a) In a corn field.
(b) On a fishing boat.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In a cave in the mountains.

5. What weapon did Mason pull on Rayber when he came to collect Francis after the kidnapping?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rock.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A gun.

6. What does Francis claim to have lost at the building where the congregational revival took place?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His faith.
(c) His parents.
(d) His hat.

7. What type of bushes completely overtook Mason's house and yard?
(a) Blackberry bushes.
(b) Strawberry bushes.
(c) Raspberry bushes.
(d) Poison ivy bushes.

8. How was George Rayber related to Francis' Tarwater's mother?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were married.
(c) They were siblings.
(d) They were not related.

9. What is Francis' first impression of Rayber?
(a) That he is a kind man.
(b) That he is a heathen.
(c) That he is a wimp.
(d) That he is a prophet.

10. Who does Francis think is speaking to him when he hears the voice of his "friend" in his ear?
(a) God.
(b) Uncle Mason.
(c) His mother's spirit.
(d) The devil.

11. What is the name of the lodge Rayber takes Francis to during their one-on-one fishing trip?
(a) The Navajo Lodge.
(b) The Blackfoot Lodge.
(c) The Potawatame Lodge.
(d) The Cherokee Lodge.

12. What does Rayber say to the innkeeper that deeply annoys Francis?
(a) That Francis is his son.
(b) That Francis is an orphan.
(c) That Francis is a world class fisherman.
(d) That Francis is a prophet.

13. What does Francis set fire to before returning to the city?
(a) Mason's body.
(b) The house.
(c) The woods.
(d) His clothes.

14. How old was Mason Tarwater when he died?
(a) 94.
(b) 84.
(c) 74.
(d) 64.

15. What emotion is Rayber overcome with when he stoops down to tie Bishop's shoelaces at the Science Museum?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Love.
(c) Pity.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Mason Tarwater spend in the mental institution before his release?

2. When "The Violent Bear it Away" opens, how long has Mason Tarwater been dead?

3. What does Meeks sell for a living?

4. Why does Lucette ask congregation members for money at the Powderhead Congregational Church?

5. What does Francis dream about when he falls asleep in the truck driver's cab on his way back to the farm?

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