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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Meeks do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Phonebook salesman.
(c) Copper flue salesman.
(d) Lawyer.

4. What does Tarwater do with Buford's jug?
(a) Breaks it.
(b) Dumps it out.
(c) Hides it.
(d) Fills it with alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buries Mason Tarwater?

2. What does Mason tell Tarwater about his place?

3. What does Tarwater do when Mason dies?

4. What catches Tarwater's attention in the store window when he is walking with Rayber?

5. Who is Tarwater's uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tarwater respond when the truck driver says he better not be sick?

2. What does Tarwater do when he has a hard time thinking of what to say to the woman at the gas station?

3. Why does Rayber bring Tarwater breakfast in bed?

4. Why does Tarwater move toward Bishop when he jumps in the water fountain at the park?

5. What does Meeks say about the law of work and the law of love?

6. What does Tarwater do when Bishop sits on the stairs in front of him at the hotel?

7. What does the driver of the car do when he realizes Tarwater is passed out?

8. What condition is Tarwater in when he wakes up in the woods?

9. How does Rayber define "another child exploited"?

10. Why does Tarwater start walking toward Powderhead?

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