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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will inherit Mason's land?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Tarwater.
(c) The schoolteacher.
(d) No one.

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

3. What does Tarwater do when Mason dies?
(a) Asks a neighbor for help.
(b) Goes into the woods.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Finishes his breakfast.

4. Who is Tarwater's uncle?
(a) Joel.
(b) Mason.
(c) Francis.
(d) The schoolteacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the schoolteacher use the help of a welfare office worker?

2. Why would Mason leave for days at a time into the woods?

3. What does Mason want at the head of his grave?

4. The stranger's voice tells Tarwater to go where?

5. Who steals Tarwater from his crib?

(see the answer key)

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