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

2. 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) His mother's spirit.
(d) The devil.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Mason's relatives was considered to be an evil drunk incapable of being saved?

2. Why did Mason try to kidnap Reyber's son, Bishop?

3. What does Francis drink until he is drunk after Mason's death?

4. What does George Rayber do for a living?

5. Why won't Mason's neighbors give Francis a drink of water when he requests one from them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rayber agree to take Francis in and take care of him?

2. What events lead up to Francis vomiting in a lake?

3. How was Mason Tarwater buried?

4. How does Francis rebel against Mason after his death?

5. What is Francis' initial reaction when he meets his cousin, Bishop?

6. Who is Lucette, and what impact does she have on Rayber when the meet?

7. How does Bishop die?

8. How does Francis prove his difficult nature to Rayber after moving in with him?

9. What type of interaction does Francis have with the second driver that picks him up from the side of the road?

10. What is Francis' reaction when he figures out that Rayber has followed him to the religious revival?

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