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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to say, "I have more than one problem"?

2. Where did Rayber's wife, Bernice, go when she left him?

3. What does Tarwater request from the child standing in front of the Negro's shack?

4. Who does Tarwater see at the gas station?

5. What does Tarwater write on the check-in card at the hotel?

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

The three sections of "The Violent Bear It Away" feature Tarwater in three different settings and under the "care" of different family members, including himself. Compare and contrast the ways that each section helps develop Tarwater and reflects Tarwater as a character.

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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