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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has the Preacher Man corned when Pete waits outside for him to come back?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Pete's mom.
(d) Walt.

2. Where does the Preacher Man say he is from when Rufus asks him where he came from?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The other side of Hell.
(c) Above.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does Rufus confess to the Preacher Man when he looks into the Preacher Man's eyes?
(a) He thinks the Preacher Man is evil.
(b) He loves Pete.
(c) He does not believe in God.
(d) He has not been saved.

4. The Preacher Man talks about his past youth and how he often felt like ___________.
(a) A disciple.
(b) An outcast.
(c) A strong person.
(d) A savior.

5. Whose car did the Preacher Man and Darlene leave in when they left town together?
(a) Walt's.
(b) They hitched.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Darlene's.

6. Who does Pete yell at when he learns what had happened to the Preacher Man?
(a) No one.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Darlene.
(d) Walt.

7. When Pete was _______ years old, he thought that no one else in the world was braver than his father.
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

8. Rufus tells Pete that when Pete is with the Preacher Man he acts like a ___________.
(a) Preacher.
(b) Robot.
(c) Child.
(d) Schoolboy.

9. Pete also worried that if he left if __________ would come after him, according to the book.
(a) The police.
(b) The devil.
(c) Rufus.
(d) His parents.

10. Pete realizes that the Preacher Man had _________ him, according to the book.
(a) Tricked.
(b) Wanted to hurt.
(c) Deserted.
(d) Lost faith in.

11. Pete tells himself that the Preacher Man could handle everything, that he had the __________.
(a) Power.
(b) Gift.
(c) Hand of God.
(d) Sight.

12. Rufus tells the Preacher Man that he has never met anyone from __________ before.
(a) Hell.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Heaven.

13. What does Pete remember watching his father do when he was a young boy?
(a) Going to church.
(b) Reading the Bible.
(c) Fixing telephone wires.
(d) Praying.

14. No one could do anything about Darlene leaving because she was _________ and out of school.
(a) Single.
(b) Of age.
(c) A free spirit.
(d) Married.

15. Pete tried to pray to ________, but that didn't seem to help him with how he felt.
(a) The devil.
(b) God.
(c) His cross.
(d) The community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pete open the day after his planned meeting with the Preacher Man?

2. What is sitting out in the bushes, waiting for the time when the Preacher Man meets with Pete?

3. The Preacher Man had told Pete to pack _________, so he packed with this idea in his mind.

4. What does Pete immediately go to once he is done with his dinner?

5. Where had Pete been waiting for the Preacher Man and Rufus had watched him the whole time?

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