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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Tarwater hear the stranger's voice?
(a) When he is digging a grave.
(b) When he is sitting on the porch.
(c) When he is raking the grass.
(d) When he is burning leaves.

2. Who does the schoolteacher marry?
(a) Bernice.
(b) Sally.
(c) A bishop.
(d) A schoolteacher.

3. 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 give him a Christian burial.
(c) So someone would take over the business.
(d) So someone would keep him company.

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

5. What does Mason tell Tarwater a benefit of living in the woods is?
(a) Tarwater gets to learn outdoorsman skills.
(b) Tarwater doesn't have to buy food.
(c) Tarwater gets his own chicken.
(d) Tarwater doesn't have to go to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mason die?

2. What does Tarwater do with Buford's jug?

3. What does Mason say will burn a prophet?

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

5. Who steals Tarwater from his crib?

(see the answer key)

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