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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Francis leaves the woods for the last time, what does he promise himself that he will do with his life?
(a) Become an astronaut.
(b) Become a prophet.
(c) Become a father.
(d) Become a school teacher.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

10. How does Francis react when Mason brings him new, clean clothes to wear?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He is confused about how to wear them?
(c) He sets them on fire.
(d) He refuses to try them on.

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

12. Which of Mason's relatives was considered to be an evil drunk incapable of being saved?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

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

14. How old is Francis when Mason Tarwater dies?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rayber say to the innkeeper that deeply annoys Francis?

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

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

4. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?

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

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