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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Motes' car destroyed?
(a) It is pushed over a cliff.
(b) It is blown up.
(c) It is set on fire by an arsonist.
(d) It is smashed in a crash.

2. Which of the following characters is NOT a street preacher?
(a) Hazel Moats.
(b) Onnie Jay
(c) Enoch Emory.
(d) Hoover Shoats.

3. Where is Motes' body found by two policemen shortly before his death?
(a) In the river.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) In the cemetary.
(d) Under a bridge.

4. How old is Enoch Emory?
(a) 24.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

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

6. What is all over the porch floor when Motes arrives home?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Blood.
(d) Boxes.

7. What crew member does Motes speak to at length during his ride home after serving in the military?
(a) The captain.
(b) The waiter.
(c) The stewardess.
(d) The porter.

8. How does Emory get the Gonga suit from its owner?
(a) He asks to borrow it from the owner.
(b) He steals it while the owner is sleeping.
(c) He stabs the owner.
(d) He purchases it from the owner.

9. What does Enoch Emory believe is "the new Jesus"?
(a) A gorilla.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A baby.

10. What does Emory believe is his "special mystery"?
(a) A flower.
(b) An old manuscript.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A mummy.

11. What type of animal is Gonga?
(a) A gerbil.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A goat.

12. How long has it been since Motes drove a car before purchasing his new car in Taulkinham?
(a) Motes has never driven a car.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

13. In what state did Motes grow up?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) New Mexico.

14. What does Motes light on fire as he travels through his abandoned house?
(a) Socks.
(b) Envelopes.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Newspapers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the sleeping berth where Motes sleeps on his way home from the military?

2. What color is the car the Motes buys?

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

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

5. How is Sabbath related to Asa?

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