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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food item does the first truck driver give to Francis before dropping him off at the side of the road?
(a) An ice cream bar.
(b) An orange.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A sandwich.

2. What does Francis dream about when he falls asleep in the truck driver's cab on his way back to the farm?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Drowning Bishop.
(c) His mother's smile.
(d) His uncle's corpse.

3. Who claims that Rayber's ears are "deaf to the Holy word"?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Mason.
(c) Lucette.
(d) Francis.

4. What part of Rayber's body was irrevocably damaged during his altercation with Mason about Francis' kidnapping?
(a) His ears.
(b) His hands.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His legs.

5. Which of the following characters believed himself to be a prophet at some point in his life?
(a) George Rayber.
(b) Mason Tarwater.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Francis Tarwater.

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

7. How does Francis react when Rayber tells him that he considered drowning Bishop when he was born?
(a) He vomits.
(b) He prays.
(c) He cries.
(d) He cheers.

8. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?
(a) Because he thinks the boy is dead.
(b) To teach him a lesson about drinking.
(c) Because he thinks the boy stole his alcohol.
(d) To protect him from the dogs.

9. Where does the first truck driver tell Francis he belongs when he drops him off at the side of the road?
(a) The Loonie Bin.
(b) The Booby Hatch.
(c) The Nut House.
(d) The Crazy Shack.

10. 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.

11. How does Francis react when he finds Mason's still on the farm?
(a) He is terrified.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is relieved.
(d) He is shocked.

12. How long did Mason Tarwater spend in the mental institution before his release?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 16 years.

13. Which of the following characters shouted these words: "The prophet I raise up out of this boy will burn your eyes clean!" ?
(a) Mason Tarwater.
(b) George Rayber.
(c) Bernice Bishop.
(d) Francis Tarwater.

14. What does Francis tell Rayber he will do with Bishop before he kills him?
(a) Put him to sleep.
(b) Take care of him.
(c) Baptize him.
(d) Give him rest.

15. How old was George Rayber when Mason kidnapped him?
(a) He was a toddler.
(b) He was a child.
(c) He was an infant.
(d) He was a teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buried Mason's body?

2. When Francis arrives at Rayber's front door, what does he say happened to Mason's body?

3. How was George Rayber related to Francis' Tarwater's mother?

4. When Francis leaves the woods for the last time, what does he promise himself that he will do with his life?

5. To what animal does Francis compare Rayber's son, Bishop?

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