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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mason Tarwater die?
(a) Reading a newspaper on the porch.
(b) At the breakfast table.
(c) Sleeping in his bed.
(d) Tending to his cotton fields.

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

3. Why did Mason kidnap Francis?
(a) All of the above.
(b) To carry on his legacy.
(c) To get back at Rayber.
(d) To save his soul

4. Who buried Mason's body?
(a) Mason's body was never recovered.
(b) Buford Munson.
(c) George Rayber.
(d) Francis Tarwater.

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

6. Which of the following activities does Francis refuse to do while he is living with Rayber?
(a) Eat.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Pray.
(d) Bathe.

7. In what state did Mason Tarwater live?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennesee.
(d) Kentucky.

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

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

10. Where does Francis drown Bishop?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) In the swimming pool.
(c) In the lake.
(d) In the dishwater.

11. 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.

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

13. What crime had Mason committed leading to his incarceration in the mental institution?
(a) Theft.
(b) Kidnap.
(c) Murder.
(d) Vandalism.

14. What lie did Mason repeatedly tell Francis about his mother?
(a) That she had abandoned him.
(b) That she was still alive.
(c) That she was a whore.
(d) That she was a Satan worshipper.

15. Why does Lucette ask congregation members for money at the Powderhead Congregational Church?
(a) To pay for her surgery.
(b) To fund a militia.
(c) To pay for Mason's funeral.
(d) For missionary work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Francis react when Mason brings him new, clean clothes to wear?

2. How does Francis react to Rayber's offer to let him baptize Bishop?

3. How does Francis react when he finds Mason's still on the farm?

4. What is Francis' first impression of Rayber?

5. What is the name of the lodge Rayber takes Francis to during their one-on-one fishing trip?

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