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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. What does the schoolteacher first think when Tarwater shows up at his house?
(a) That he is in trouble.
(b) That it is a trick.
(c) That he is selling something.
(d) That he has won.

2. Who takes the form of the devil in chapter 2?
(a) Bishop.
(b) The schoolteacher.
(c) Tarwater.
(d) Meeks.

3. Where was Mason kept for four years?
(a) An asylum.
(b) A college.
(c) The woods.
(d) A church.

4. As Meeks drives with Tarwater, what does he consider doing with Tarwater?
(a) Meeks considers taking Tarwater to an institution.
(b) Meeks considers using Tarwater in his business.
(c) Meeks considers dropping Tarwater off on the side of the road.
(d) Meeks considers letting Tarwater stay with his family.

5. According to the voice, what's the only reason Mason wanted Tarwater?
(a) So someone would take over the business.
(b) So someone would give him a Christian burial.
(c) So someone would keep him company.
(d) So someone would have to pay his taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason tell Tarwater about his place?

2. How does Tarwater prove to Meeks that the schoolteacher lives in town?

3. Who says they won't get used to Tarwater?

4. What does Mason want at the head of his grave?

5. Who does the schoolteacher marry?

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