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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 is a distinguishing characteristic of Parker's body?
(a) He has lots of tattoos.
(b) His right leg is shorter than his left leg.
(c) He has six fingers on his left hand.
(d) He has really deep dimples.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Mrs. Turpin's view of the other waiting room patients?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Unkempt.
(c) Engaging.
(d) Rude.

3. Why is Parker's wife so furious when she hears about his accident at work?
(a) Parker was flirting with a girl when it happened.
(b) Parker had been drinking.
(c) Parker never called her.
(d) Parker ruined his new pants.

4. Why is Francis' adventure into the real world so enlightening?
(a) He knows that he will follow in Mason's footsteps.
(b) He sees what he has missed while stuck on the farm.
(c) He knows that Mason was right all along.
(d) He never wants to leave the farm again.

5. What is the setting of REVELATION?
(a) A school.
(b) A library.
(c) A train station.
(d) A doctor's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Francis when he was brought to Mason's house to live?

2. What does Francis discover on the way to dig Mason's grave?

3. Why does Francis visit Mason's nephew?

4. What does Mason Tarwater consider himself to be in THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY?

5. With what is Parker obsessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the schoolteacher consider hopeful after Mason's death?

2. How does the schoolteacher react to Mason's death?

3. What is the premise of PARKER'S BACK?

4. What does Francis do in the time shortly after Mason's death?

5. What irony does Francis discover about Mason's life after Mason's death?

6. Why are Mr. Fortune's grandchildren upset about the land deal with a gas station owner?

7. How does Parker's wife react when she hears about his new tattoo and his accident at work?

8. What is one of Mason's most controversial decisions?

9. What is Mason's history of taking children in order to save them?

10. How are Julian and his mother at odds over integration?

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