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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarwater decide to do with the bottle opener from Rayber?

2. What does Tarwater's long face remind Rayber of?

3. How does Tarwater describe Rayber's hearing aid?

4. Whose presence does Tarwater feel at the park when Bishop jumps in the fountain?

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

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

Compare and contrast Rayber and Tarwater in terms of their religious beliefs, feelings and histories.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the motif of death in "The Violent Bear It Away". What does each death represent and reflect? How are characters described through death? How does death drive this novel?

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