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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. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?
(a) To teach him a lesson about drinking.
(b) Because he thinks the boy is dead.
(c) Because he thinks the boy stole his alcohol.
(d) To protect him from the dogs.

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

3. When Francis arrives at Rayber's front door, what does he say happened to Mason's body?
(a) It was burned.
(b) It fell into a well.
(c) It was eaten by wild animals.
(d) It disappeared.

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

5. Why did Mason try to kidnap Reyber's son, Bishop?
(a) To sacrifice him.
(b) To baptize him.
(c) All of the above.
(d) To worship him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Mason kidnap Francis?

4. In what type of establishment did Mason live when he was not in the mental institution?

5. How does Francis react when he finds Mason's still on the farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did George Rayber go deaf?

3. What type of interaction does Francis have with the first truck driver that picks him up from the side of the road?

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

5. How did Francis Tarwater come to live with his great-uncle Mason?

6. What event at the science museum jars Rayber into remembering his own religious childhood?

7. How does Bishop die?

8. Why does Francis fear having to bury his uncle at the opening of the story,"The Violent Bear it Away"?

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

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

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