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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 want at the head of his grave?
(a) An angel.
(b) A cross.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A stone.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who shoots the schoolteacher?

3. Who will inherit Mason's land?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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