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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tarwater hitch a ride into town with?
(a) Meeks.
(b) Bernice.
(c) A newspaper salesman.
(d) Buford.

2. What does Meeks do for a living?
(a) Copper flue salesman.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Phonebook salesman.

3. Who says they won't get used to Tarwater?
(a) Bernice.
(b) The schoolteacher.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Meeks.

4. Who did Mason convince to get a job in his sister's house?
(a) The schoolteacher.
(b) Luella Munson.
(c) Bernice.
(d) Tarwater.

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 raise her self-confidence.
(d) To earn money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots the schoolteacher?

2. What small town does this story begin in?

3. What feature was Tarwater unable to recall about the schoolteacher's face?

4. According to the schoolteacher, what is the only thing Bishop can do?

5. How did Mason describe the schoolteacher's house?

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