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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After four days with Tarwater, how does the schoolteacher feel?
(a) He feels determined.
(b) He feels excited.
(c) He feels unsure.
(d) He feels exhausted.

2. When Rayber tells Tarwater that now he has a father, how does Tarwater respond?
(a) Tarwater says he already has a father.
(b) Tarwater ignores Rayber.
(c) Tarwater says he is glad.
(d) Tarwater says he didn't ask for a father.

3. What type of boy does Mason say Tarwater is?
(a) The type the devil is always going to try to assist.
(b) The type that won't understand until it's too late.
(c) The type that people will take advantage of.
(d) The type that women will ignore.

4. What does Tarwater confuse the city lights with?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Hell.
(c) Fire.
(d) Cars.

5. What does Meeks do every time Tarwater mentions Mason?
(a) He challenges Mason's ideas.
(b) He agrees with Mason's ideas.
(c) He rolls his eyes.
(d) He yells at Tarwater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarwater think about Mason's property after Mason's death?

2. What catches Tarwater's attention in the store window when he is walking with Rayber?

3. What does Rayber call the aptitude test?

4. Who steals Tarwater from his crib?

5. What name does Tarwater scratch off of the card Rayber fills out at the hotel?

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