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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 did Rayber's wife, Bernice, do for a living?
(a) She was a social worker.
(b) She was a journalist.
(c) She was an actress.
(d) She was a hair stylist.

2. What emotion is Rayber overcome with when he stoops down to tie Bishop's shoelaces at the Science Museum?
(a) Love.
(b) Pity.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Confusion.

3. What does Francis dream about when he falls asleep in the truck driver's cab on his way back to the farm?
(a) His uncle's corpse.
(b) Heaven.
(c) His mother's smile.
(d) Drowning Bishop.

4. What is Rayber's reaction when he realizes Bishop is dead?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is outraged.

5. How does Rayber react to the news that his uncle, Mason, is dead?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is saddened.
(d) He is apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buford Munson bury Francis when he finds him, passed out drunk?

2. What part of Rayber's body was irrevocably damaged during his altercation with Mason about Francis' kidnapping?

3. What nickname does Rayber give to Francis during their fishing trip?

4. What weapon did Mason pull on Rayber when he came to collect Francis after the kidnapping?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Bishop die?

6. How was Mason Tarwater buried?

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

8. How did George Rayber go deaf?

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

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

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