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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Lucette when she began preaching?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

2. What does Lucette wear?
(a) A cape and a skirt.
(b) A man's jacket and tie.
(c) A black jacket.
(d) A long white dress.

3. When does Tarwater hear the stranger's voice?
(a) When he is sitting on the porch.
(b) When he is raking the grass.
(c) When he is digging a grave.
(d) When he is burning leaves.

4. According to the schoolteacher, what is the only thing Bishop can do?
(a) Frown.
(b) Stare.
(c) Hide.
(d) Smile.

5. 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) "Unless ye be born again."
(c) "Pray ye, for all."
(d) "The time has come."

6. What reason does Mason give for his finding a lover for Tarwater's mother?
(a) To raise her self-confidence.
(b) To earn money.
(c) To get her to move away.
(d) To get her a child.

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

8. Why does the schoolteacher use the help of a welfare office worker?
(a) To get Tarwater back.
(b) To get unemployment.
(c) To get child support.
(d) To find a new job.

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

10. What does Tarwater do when Mason dies?
(a) Goes into the woods.
(b) Finishes his breakfast.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Asks a neighbor for help.

11. Why does Rayber think Tarwater is headed into town the night he leaves the house?
(a) To have a drink.
(b) To see something that interested him.
(c) To meet with friends.
(d) To go to church.

12. What part of Tarwater does Rayber see first in the beginning of chapter 5?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His hat.
(c) His chin.
(d) His shoes.

13. When does Meeks tell Tarwater to contact him?
(a) If he can't stay with his uncle.
(b) In a month.
(c) If he gets hungry by next week.
(d) In two days.

14. What about Tarwater makes fury rise in Rayber?
(a) The way he does not care about the new clothes.
(b) The way he follows him around the house.
(c) The way he eats.
(d) The way he is independent.

15. Who said, "A dead man is not going to do you any good"?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Tarwater.
(c) Mason.
(d) Rayber.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Meeks drives with Tarwater, what does he consider doing with Tarwater?

2. Why does Tarwater drop the knocker at the schoolteacher's house?

3. How does Tarwater prove to Meeks that the schoolteacher lives in town?

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

5. Why would Mason leave for days at a time into the woods?

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