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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Violent Bear it Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only item of furniture left in Motes' home when he arrives there?
(a) A kitchen table.
(b) An armoire.
(c) A couch.
(d) A mirror.

2. How does Motes kill Shoals?
(a) He stabs him in the back.
(b) He punches him in the neck.
(c) He poisons him with arsenic.
(d) He runs him over with his car.

3. What weapon did Mason pull on Rayber when he came to collect Francis after the kidnapping?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) A rock.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?
(a) Claustrophobic.
(b) Crowded.
(c) Cold.
(d) Comfortable.

5. What topic of conversation arises right before Motes dies that forces him to leave the house, swearing he will never return?
(a) Music.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis claim to have lost at the building where the congregational revival took place?

2. Where is Sabbath's mother?

3. What does Emory do with his own clothes while he is wearing the Gonga outfit?

4. How old was Hazel Motes when he was drafted into the army?

5. Which character believes that he has "Wise Blood"?

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