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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Harry at the river?
(a) He learns to swim.
(b) He is baptized.
(c) He catches his first fish.
(d) He learns to skip rocks.

2. What mode of transportation does the family take on vacation?
(a) Car.
(b) Bus.
(c) RV.
(d) Plane.

3. Which of the following describes Enoch?
(a) Voyeur.
(b) Barber.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Professor.

4. What is Joy's notable physical characteristic?
(a) She has six toes on her left foot.
(b) She wears a wig.
(c) She has a prosthetic leg.
(d) She has tattoos all over her body.

5. With what is Haze obsessed?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Emily Martin.
(c) Antique trains.
(d) Asa's story of blinding himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the blind preacher that Haze meets?

2. Where does Harry think that Jesus lives?

3. What does Haze discover when he returns to his hometown?

4. What is the name of Haze's church?

5. What is Haze's demeanor when preaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Enoch Emory and what is his relationship to Motes?

2. Who are Asa and Sabbath Hawks and what is their relationship to Motes?

3. Who are the characters in GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE and which one is the main character?

4. What is the irony of the Bible salesman stealing Joy's prosthetic leg?

5. What is the role of Mrs. Connin in THE RIVER?

6. What is odd about Motes' vocation related to his philosophy?

7. What is Enoch Emory's interest in Motes?

8. How is Emory representative of Revelations?

9. Who are the family members and how does the grandmother try to manage their unruliness on the trip?

10. How does the author show that Motes is a conflicted man?

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