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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the man who attacks Francis slip him drugs?
(a) In his ice cream.
(b) In his sandwich.
(c) In his cigarette.
(d) In his drink.

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

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

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

7. In what type of establishment did Mason live when he was not in the mental institution?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A farm.
(c) A large house with a pool.
(d) An apartment complex.

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

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

10. What is Rayber's reaction when he realizes Bishop is dead?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is confused.

11. When "The Violent Bear it Away" opens, how long has Mason Tarwater been dead?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Four days.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Francis' behavior while he is living with Rayber?

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

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

4. What does Francis claim to have lost at the building where the congregational revival took place?

5. What does Francis tell Rayber he will do with Bishop before he kills him?

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