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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. When Rayber tells Tarwater that now he has a father, how does Tarwater respond?
(a) Tarwater says he didn't ask for a father.
(b) Tarwater ignores Rayber.
(c) Tarwater says he is glad.
(d) Tarwater says he already has a father.

2. What does Tarwater want to make clear to Rayber, the "schoolteacher", the morning he goes to his house?
(a) That he needs money.
(b) That he is not to be studied.
(c) That he wants Bishop to be like a brother.
(d) That he disagreed with Mason.

3. Where do Rayber, Bishop and Tarwater stay during their fishing trip?
(a) The Big Inn.
(b) The Dakota Hotel.
(c) The Cherokee Lodge.
(d) The Summer Lodge.

4. What does Meeks think of Tarwater after driving for only a short while?
(a) That he has a good business idea.
(b) That he is a runaway.
(c) That he is related.
(d) That he is just trying to sell him something.

5. What does Rayber define as the great dignity of man?
(a) Being born twice.
(b) Seeing the light.
(c) Resisting the pressure.
(d) Being born once.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason tell Tarwater a benefit of living in the woods is?

2. Why does Rayber hold Bishop in his lap at the park?

3. Why does Rayber let Tarwater take Bishop out on the boat?

4. What does Tarwater eat for lunch before fishing?

5. What does Tarwater confuse the city lights with?

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