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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. What is the first thing Tarwater says to the schoolteacher?
2. Who did Mason convince to get a job in his sister's house?
3. What does Mason want at the head of his grave?
4. What does Meeks do every time Tarwater mentions Mason?
5. What does Meeks say he graduated with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Tarwater concerned for his own soul while burying Mason?
2. What does Rayber say Mason did to Tarwater?
3. What happens when Tarwater drinks water from the pump near the Negro shack?
4. Why does Tarwater turn down Meeks' offer to drop him off at Rayber's?
5. What is the sign of returning health that Rayber wants to see in Tarwater?
6. Why does Rayber say Tarwater can not eat?
7. How does Tarwater respond when he runs into Rayber after leaving the church?
8. What condition is Tarwater in when he wakes up in the woods?
9. At the end of the novel, what does Tarwater discover about Mason's body?
10. Why does Tarwater start walking toward Powderhead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What in "The Violent Bear It Away" suggests that prophets are real? According to the novel what evidence is there that Mason was or was not a prophet? What evidence is there that Tarwater is or is not a prophet?
Essay Topic 2
Tarwater's rejection or acceptance of his role as a prophet is central to "The Violent Bear It Away". How are prophets described and defined in the text and how does this influence Tarwater? Also, consider what prophesying requires according to the novel and how that impacts the other characters.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the relationship between Mason and Tarwater. Consider Mason's influence on Tarwater, Tarwater's acceptance/resistance toward Mason, and how this relationship drives Tarwater's actions/the plot of the novel.
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