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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Watts do for a living?
(a) She is a drug dealer.
(b) She is an exotic dancer.
(c) She is a police officer.
(d) She is a prostitute.

2. Which of the following subjects does Motes dream about on his way home from the military?
(a) His mother's singing.
(b) His brother's house.
(c) His father's funeral.
(d) His sister's garden.

3. How old was Hazel Motes when he was drafted into the army?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

4. How does Hazel Motes travel home after his stint in the military?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By boat.
(c) By airplane.
(d) By train.

5. What is the name of Motes' landlady at the end of the story?
(a) Mrs. Hatchet.
(b) Mrs. Flood.
(c) Mrs. Howe.
(d) Mrs. Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic of conversation arises right before Motes dies that forces him to leave the house, swearing he will never return?

2. Which of the following items does Motes watch a demonstration of in the streets?

3. Why does the pitchman become angry with the young girl accompanying the blind preacher?

4. How old is Enoch Emory?

5. How does Motes kill Shoals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Motes' first impression of Enoch Emory?

2. Who is Mrs. Flood, and what is her relationship to Moats?

3. What act does Enoch Emory commit that is directly related to his "wise blood"?

4. How does Emory get his revenge on Gongo the Gorilla?

5. What does fellow street preacher Hoover Shoats do that affects the following in Moats' congregation?

6. Where does Motes sleep on his first night home from the army?

7. What is Motes' initial reaction to the town of Taulkinham?

8. Who is Mrs. Watts?

9. How does Solace Layfield die?

10. From where does Motes purchase his new car?

(see the answer keys)

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