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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. What does Tarwater do with Buford's jug?
(a) Breaks it.
(b) Fills it with alcohol.
(c) Dumps it out.
(d) Hides it.

2. Who says they are "just now waking up"?
(a) Tarwater.
(b) Mason.
(c) Buford.
(d) Meeks.

3. How did Mason describe the schoolteacher's house?
(a) A dog house.
(b) A bird nest.
(c) A fox hole.
(d) A horse barn.

4. What small town does this story begin in?
(a) Tarwater.
(b) Clamhead.
(c) Powderhead.
(d) Backwoods.

5. What reason does Mason give for his finding a lover for Tarwater's mother?
(a) To get her a child.
(b) To get her to move away.
(c) To earn money.
(d) To raise her self-confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tarwater prove to Meeks that the schoolteacher lives in town?

2. Who takes the form of the devil in chapter 2?

3. When Rayber is watching Lucette's parents, who does he keep envisioning?

4. How does Mason describe the end of the world?

5. According to the voice, what's the only reason Mason wanted Tarwater?

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