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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mason describe Tarwater's sister?
(a) He called her his favorite.
(b) He called her a dirty name.
(c) He called her a lost cause.
(d) He called her beautiful.

2. What does Tarwater compare Mason's dead eyes to?
(a) The eyes of a slave.
(b) The eyes of a devil.
(c) The eyes of a fish.
(d) The eyes of the stars.

3. What does Tarwater say about burying Mason?
(a) Mason's coffin broke.
(b) Mason was too big to bury.
(c) Mason wanted too fancy of a grave.
(d) Mason did not leave instructions.

4. What does Tarwater do with Mason's coffin?
(a) He does not use it.
(b) He rebuilds it.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He buries Mason in it.

5. Who says they are "just now waking up"?
(a) Mason.
(b) Buford.
(c) Meeks.
(d) Tarwater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Mason leave for days at a time into the woods?

2. When does Tarwater hear the stranger's voice?

3. What does Tarwater do when Mason dies?

4. What does Mason tell Tarwater a benefit of living in the woods is?

5. The stranger's voice tells Tarwater to go where?

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