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

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

3. What does Francis set fire to before returning to the city?
(a) His clothes.
(b) The woods.
(c) Mason's body.
(d) The house.

4. What does Meeks sell for a living?
(a) Coal.
(b) Steel.
(c) Silver.
(d) Copper.

5. Which of the following descriptions of the man who attacks Francis in the woods is NOT true?
(a) He drives a lavender-colored car.
(b) He doesn't wear shoes.
(c) He wears a Panama hat.
(d) He drinks whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the first truck driver tell Francis he belongs when he drops him off at the side of the road?

2. When Francis arrives at Rayber's front door, what does he say happened to Mason's body?

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

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

5. Which of the following activities does Francis refuse to do while he is living with Rayber?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bishop die?

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

4. How did George Rayber come to live with his uncle, Mason?

5. What conversation does Francis have with Meeks right after Mason dies?

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

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

8. Who is Francis' "stranger" who is later referred to as his "friend"?

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

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

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