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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened after Rayber was shot by Mason?
(a) He shot back.
(b) He started to walk with a limp.
(c) He had Mason arrested.
(d) He started to lose his hearing.

2. As Meeks drives with Tarwater, what does he consider doing with Tarwater?
(a) Meeks considers dropping Tarwater off on the side of the road.
(b) Meeks considers taking Tarwater to an institution.
(c) Meeks considers letting Tarwater stay with his family.
(d) Meeks considers using Tarwater in his business.

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

4. What does Tarwater say about burying Mason?
(a) Mason did not leave instructions.
(b) Mason's coffin broke.
(c) Mason wanted too fancy of a grave.
(d) Mason was too big to bury.

5. What does Tarwater think about Mason's property after Mason's death?
(a) He thinks about the changes he can make.
(b) He thinks about selling the place.
(c) He thinks about how to pay the taxes.
(d) He thinks about renting the place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buries Mason Tarwater?

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

3. What does the schoolteacher describe as "coming out of darkness into light"?

4. Whose voice is the stranger's?

5. What does Mason Tarwater do for a living?

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