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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mason describe the schoolteacher's house?
(a) A horse barn.
(b) A dog house.
(c) A fox hole.
(d) A bird nest.

2. What does the banner say on the building Rayber thinks Tarwater went into late at night?
(a) "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
(b) "The time has come."
(c) "Unless ye be born again."
(d) "Pray ye, for all."

3. Who steals Tarwater from his crib?
(a) Francis.
(b) The schoolteacher.
(c) Buford.
(d) Mason.

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

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

6. What does Meeks do every time Tarwater mentions Mason?
(a) He yells at Tarwater.
(b) He agrees with Mason's ideas.
(c) He rolls his eyes.
(d) He challenges Mason's ideas.

7. What does Tarwater say about the teachings of Mason?
(a) He says it will set him free.
(b) He says he knows better.
(c) He says it's the only truth.
(d) He says he doesn't believe any of it.

8. How did Mason describe Tarwater's sister?
(a) He called her a lost cause.
(b) He called her a dirty name.
(c) He called her beautiful.
(d) He called her his favorite.

9. Why did Lucette's mother travel to China and Africa?
(a) Because she took a year off from work.
(b) Because she was trying to adopt a child.
(c) Because she was rich.
(d) Because she was a missionary.

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

11. What was the one time Mason decided to stop prophesying?
(a) When he was at the schoolteacher's house.
(b) When he was an old man.
(c) When he turned thirty.
(d) When he was in the asylum.

12. When Rayber is watching Lucette's parents, who does he keep envisioning?
(a) Tarwater.
(b) Mason.
(c) The devil.
(d) His father.

13. What does Tarwater do to the shack the night Mason dies?
(a) Builds an addition.
(b) Sets fire to it.
(c) Sells it cheaply.
(d) Tears it down.

14. Where does Bishop go to school?
(a) He does not go to school.
(b) He is homeschooled.
(c) A school in the next town.
(d) A school for exceptional children.

15. After four days with Tarwater, how does the schoolteacher feel?
(a) He feels unsure.
(b) He feels determined.
(c) He feels excited.
(d) He feels exhausted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarwater confuse the city lights with?

2. What does Rayber do as soon as he and Tarwater return home from the church?

3. Where does Mason die?

4. What does Tarwater know as soon as he sees Bishop?

5. What does Rayber call the aptitude test?

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