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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 did Rayber's wife leave him?
(a) Because she fell in love with someone else.
(b) Because Rayber abused her.
(c) Because she joined the circus.
(d) Beacuse she couldn't cope with their son's disability.

2. When Francis leaves the woods for the last time, what does he promise himself that he will do with his life?
(a) Become a father.
(b) Become an astronaut.
(c) Become a school teacher.
(d) Become a prophet.

3. What does George Rayber do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a pastor.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a mechanic.

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

5. Where does Francis drown Bishop?
(a) In the lake.
(b) In the bathtub.
(c) In the dishwater.
(d) In the swimming pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Francis think is speaking to him when he hears the voice of his "friend" in his ear?

2. How old was George Rayber when Mason kidnapped him?

3. In what state did Mason Tarwater live?

4. How does the man who attacks Francis slip him drugs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did George Rayber go deaf?

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

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

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

7. How does Bishop die?

8. How was Mason Tarwater buried?

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

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

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