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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What window does Tarwater stop in front of to look in?
(a) The petstore.
(b) The toystore.
(c) The cleaners.
(d) The bakery.

2. Who buries Mason Tarwater?
(a) Francis Marion.
(b) The schoolteacher.
(c) Buford Munson.
(d) Bernice Bishop.

3. Who tries to say, "I have more than one problem"?
(a) Mason.
(b) Rayber.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Tarwater.

4. What does Tarwater do with Mason's coffin?
(a) He rebuilds it.
(b) He buries Mason in it.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He does not use it.

5. According to the voice, what's the only reason Mason wanted Tarwater?
(a) So someone would give him a Christian burial.
(b) So someone would take over the business.
(c) So someone would have to pay his taxes.
(d) So someone would keep him company.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes the form of the devil in chapter 2?

3. Why does Tarwater say he is different than Rayber?

4. What is the first thing Tarwater says to the schoolteacher?

5. Who thinks to himself, "I must have infinite patience"?

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