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

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

3. 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 father.
(c) Become an astronaut.
(d) Become a prophet.

4. Why does Lucette ask congregation members for money at the Powderhead Congregational Church?
(a) For missionary work.
(b) To fund a militia.
(c) To pay for Mason's funeral.
(d) To pay for her surgery.

5. How was George Rayber related to Francis' Tarwater's mother?
(a) They were married.
(b) They were cousins.
(c) They were not related.
(d) They were siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions of the man who attacks Francis in the woods is NOT true?

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

3. What does Francis claim to have lost at the building where the congregational revival took place?

4. How old was Mason Tarwater when he died?

5. What is the name of the lodge Rayber takes Francis to during their one-on-one fishing trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Mason Tarwater admitted into a mental institution, and how did he get out?

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

3. How was Mason Tarwater buried?

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

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

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

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

8. How did George Rayber go deaf?

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

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

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