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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the schoolteacher marry?

2. How old was Lucette when she began preaching?

3. What does Mason tell Tarwater about his place?

4. What does Rayber compare Lucette to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tarwater respond when he runs into Rayber after leaving the church?

2. What becomes apparent to Tarwater after the death of Mason?

3. Why does Tarwater turn down Meeks' offer to drop him off at Rayber's?

4. Why does Tarwater start walking toward Powderhead?

5. Why does Buford come to Mason's shack in the beginning of chapter 1?

6. What does Tarwater tell the truck driver who asks him why his pants are wet?

7. What is the sign of returning health that Rayber wants to see in Tarwater?

8. In chapter 9 when Rayber watches Tarwater interact with Bishop in the bedroom why does Rayber admit to being jealous?

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

10. When Meeks asks what line of work Tarwater will get into, what does he say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Tarwater's life with Mason to his life with Rayber. Consider the values, actions, locations and emotions involved. Also analyze the impact on Tarwater.

Essay Topic 2

The adults in this book, Mason and Rayber, try to save the children, Tarwater and Bishop. Compare what saving means to the adults, how they try to save and what ultimately happens. What does all of this reveal about Rayber and Mason?

Essay Topic 3

Tarwater's internal conflict is centered on baptizing/not baptizing Bishop. Follow this conflict from the beginning of the novel to the end. How do other people affect Tarwater's conflict? How does Tarwater argue for and against baptizing Bishop? Discuss and analyze the resolution.

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