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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mason describe the schoolteacher's house?
(a) A fox hole.
(b) A horse barn.
(c) A bird nest.
(d) A dog house.

2. What about Tarwater makes fury rise in Rayber?
(a) The way he eats.
(b) The way he does not care about the new clothes.
(c) The way he is independent.
(d) The way he follows him around the house.

3. What does Tarwater want to make clear to Rayber, the "schoolteacher", the morning he goes to his house?
(a) That he wants Bishop to be like a brother.
(b) That he is not to be studied.
(c) That he needs money.
(d) That he disagreed with Mason.

4. What does Tarwater confuse the city lights with?
(a) Fire.
(b) Aliens.
(c) Hell.
(d) Cars.

5. What does Tarwater say about the teachings of Mason?
(a) He says he doesn't believe any of it.
(b) He says he knows better.
(c) He says it's the only truth.
(d) He says it will set him free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason Tarwater do for a living?

2. What does Meeks think of Tarwater after driving for only a short while?

3. What happened after Rayber was shot by Mason?

4. Who said, "A dead man is not going to do you any good"?

5. Who thought that everything was a "false alarm"?

(see the answer key)

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