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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tarwater smile like?
(a) Mason.
(b) Meeks.
(c) Bishop.
(d) The schoolteacher.

2. What does Meeks do for a living?
(a) Copper flue salesman.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Phonebook salesman.

3. What does Rayber say about Bishop during the fishing trip?
(a) "In a hundred years I wouldn't know him."
(b) "Nothing ever happens to that kind of child."
(c) "That kind of child struggles."
(d) "He needs all the help he can get."

4. What catches Tarwater's attention in the store window when he is walking with Rayber?
(a) A balloon.
(b) A gun.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A red car.

5. What is the first thing Tarwater says to the schoolteacher?
(a) That God sent him there.
(b) That he needs to see Bishop.
(c) That Mason is dead.
(d) That he needs money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rayber leave his house at the end of chapter 4?

2. Who said that their parents did not teach them anything, except "not to wet the bed"?

3. As Meeks drives with Tarwater, what does he consider doing with Tarwater?

4. What does Tarwater do at the end of the trip out into the lake?

5. What does Tarwater eat for lunch before fishing?

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