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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Meeks, what does H.L.L stand for?
(a) Help Lead Love.
(b) Hard Lessons Learned.
(c) Hold Love Longingly.
(d) Heaven Listens Last.

3. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Francis' behavior while he is living with Rayber?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scared.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Difficult.

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

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

6. Why won't Mason's neighbors give Francis a drink of water when he requests one from them?
(a) Because they don't recognize him.
(b) To save their water for the cattle, who need it.
(c) To punish him for burning down the house.
(d) Because they don't have any fresh water on their farm.

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

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

9. 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) Francis Tarwater.
(c) Bernice Bishop.
(d) George Rayber.

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

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

12. Which of the following Biblical stories does Francis think about after his sexual assault?
(a) Leading the lamb to the slaughter.
(b) Jonah being swallowed into the belly of a whale.
(c) The creation of man and animals.
(d) Feeding the multitude with bread and fish.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Francis react when Rayber tells him that he considered drowning Bishop when he was born?

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

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

4. What weapon did Mason pull on Rayber when he came to collect Francis after the kidnapping?

5. How old is Francis when Mason Tarwater dies?

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