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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who collects Motes' government checks after he blinds himself?
(a) Asa Hawks.
(b) Sabbath.
(c) Enoch.
(d) Mrs. Watts.

2. Where is Sabbath's mother?
(a) She is working in Uganda.
(b) She is dead.
(c) Sabbath has never known her mother.
(d) She is in an insane asylum.

3. What branch of the military did Hazel Motes serve in?
(a) The marines.
(b) The navy.
(c) The army.
(d) The air force.

4. How does Motes feel when Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock starts a conversation with him?
(a) He feels excited.
(b) He feels apathetic.
(c) He feels annoyed.
(d) He feels nervous.

5. Who witnesses the light leaving Motes' eyes right before he dies?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His doctor.
(c) His landlady.
(d) His business partner.

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

7. Which of the following items is NOT advertised for in neon lights in the city of Taulkinham?
(a) Peanut vendors.
(b) Shoe shiners.
(c) Taxi service.
(d) Money transfers.

8. On his first night back at home, where does Motes sleep?
(a) In the bedroom.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In the basement.

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

10. Where does Enoch Emory work?
(a) At the zoo.
(b) At the museum.
(c) At the pool.
(d) At the library.

11. What does Motes fill his shoes with as penance for sins?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Sand.
(c) Coals.
(d) Glass.

12. What does Emory do with his own clothes while he is wearing the Gonga outfit?
(a) He burns them.
(b) He buries them.
(c) He carries them with him.
(d) He sells them.

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

14. How is Sabbath related to Asa?
(a) Asa is her son.
(b) Asa is her uncle.
(c) Asa is her father.
(d) Asa is her brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Asa Hawks become blind?

2. What does Enoch Emory believe is "the new Jesus"?

3. Which of the following items does Motes watch a demonstration of in the streets?

4. Which of his mother's possessions did Motes bring with him when he joined the military?

5. Where did Motes' family disappear off to before he arrived home?

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