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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mason Tarwater do for a living?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Sells moonshine.
(d) Shines shoes.

2. According to the voice, what's the only reason Mason wanted Tarwater?
(a) So someone would have to pay his taxes.
(b) So someone would keep him company.
(c) So someone would take over the business.
(d) So someone would give him a Christian burial.

3. Whose voice is the stranger's?
(a) Mason.
(b) The devil.
(c) Buford.
(d) An angry neighbor.

4. What does Tarwater do with Mason's coffin?
(a) He rebuilds it.
(b) He buries Mason in it.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He does not use it.

5. Where does Mason die?
(a) In church.
(b) On his front porch.
(c) At the breakfast table.
(d) In bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarwater confuse the city lights with?

2. Who steals Tarwater from his crib?

3. What does Mason tell Tarwater about his place?

4. Who will inherit Mason's land?

5. What does Mason tell Tarwater a benefit of living in the woods is?

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