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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bishop try to do during the ride to the lake?
(a) Climb into the front seat.
(b) Sing the entire time.
(c) Jump out of the car.
(d) Shove Tarwater.

2. What does Tarwater eat for lunch before fishing?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Barbeque buns and beer.
(c) Cheese and wine.
(d) Hot dogs and whiskey.

3. What does Rayber say his "violent self" makes him see Tarwater as?
(a) A fool.
(b) A waste.
(c) A target.
(d) An enemy.

4. Where does Bishop run to when he jumps out of the car in Powderhead?
(a) Mason's cabin.
(b) The lake.
(c) The mule farm.
(d) The blackberry bushes.

5. What did Bernice want to happen to Bishop?
(a) She wanted to raise Bishop alone.
(b) She wanted Bishop put in an institution.
(c) She wanted Bishop to be put up for adoption.
(d) She wanted Rayber to raise Bishop alone.

6. What happens when Tarwater tries to eat while walking?
(a) His stomach rejects it.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He can't eat enough.
(d) He drops the food.

7. What does Tarwater ask to buy at the gas station?
(a) A purple drink.
(b) Soda.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Water.

8. Where did Rayber's wife, Bernice, go when she left him?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Michigan.

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

10. What does Bishop do when he sees the fountain at the park?
(a) He runs away afraid.
(b) He jumps in.
(c) He starts to yell.
(d) He throws money into it.

11. What does Rayber hear when he turns on his hearing aid the night Tarwater takes Bishop on the boat?
(a) Tarwater's laugh.
(b) Nothing but crickets.
(c) Nothing, the hearing aid was broken.
(d) Bishop's bellow.

12. Why does Tarwater say he was a fool?
(a) For baptizing Bishop.
(b) For drowning Bishop.
(c) For burning the cabin in Powderhead.
(d) For burning Mason's body.

13. Why does Rayber know that Tarwater will always return to him?
(a) Because of Bishop.
(b) Because Tarwater wants help.
(c) Because they are related.
(d) Because Tarwater has no place to go.

14. What does the car look like that stops for Tarwater?
(a) It is lavender and cream colored.
(b) It has an extra tire on the back.
(c) It is all black.
(d) It is shorter than most cars.

15. What does Tarwater say he would baptize as soon as Bishop?
(a) A door.
(b) A dog.
(c) A stick.
(d) Rayber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarwater do with the dirt off of Mason's grave?

2. What does the stranger's voice tell Tarwater to wait for?

3. What does the driver of the car offer Tarwater?

4. Why does Rayber think a fishing trip is a good idea?

5. When Rayber was in the newspaper, what did the caption say?

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