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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. Sometimes, __________ frightened Pete when he thought about him in his life.

2. Rufus told Pete that the _______ coach had told him that he was too cocky, according to the story.

3. What does Pete tell his mother happened the night before, after she asks about the revival?

4. Pete wants his father to be _______ for him about his new religious life.

5. Walt tells Pete that he will go to _________ as much as he wants to go, end of discussion.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Pete do the day after the second night of the revival, according to the story?

2. What happens when Rufus asks the Preacher Man if he has saved Pete, according to the story?

3. Why did Pete's grandfather not want to take his glasses off when he was baptized?

4. What would happen on Sundays at church, according to Pete as he tells the story?

5. What will make getting rid of the item in the drawer much easier, according to the story?

6. What does Pete feel about going to church the next night, after seeing his father's reaction to the news of being saved?

7. What is the warning that the Preacher Man gives to Pete about Rufus in his life?

8. Why did Pete like being friends with Rufus, even though they were completely different in many ways?

9. Why did Pete want to leave the revival service on the first night it occurs in the story?

10. What did Pete feel embarrassed about the day after his first encounter with the Preacher Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Preacher Man invites Pete out for a soda and talks to him about how he could be a preacher too.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if someone told you that you could be a good preacher?

Part 2: Why do you think the Preacher Man singles out Pete?

Part 3: Do you think that the Preacher Man might have told others to come with him too?

Essay Topic 2

Rufus doesn't seem to be affected by the preachers' warning about going to hell, and even looks the Preacher Man straight in the eye as he says he has not been saved.

Part 1: Do you think the Preacher Man has the power to send someone to hell?

Part 2: Why isn't Rufus intimidated by the Preacher Man?

Part 3: How do you think you would respond if someone told you that you were going to burn in hell?

Essay Topic 3

The Preacher Man talks to Pete about his wilder past, but Pete doesn't want to talk about that.

Part 1: Do you think it was a good idea for the Preacher Man to be so honest with Pete?

Part 2: Would you want to know about the negative things in the past of a person you admire?

Part 3: Why do you think the Preacher Man decided to tell Pete about his past?

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