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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What catches Tarwater's attention in the store window when he is walking with Rayber?
(a) A red car.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A gun.

2. Why does the schoolteacher use the help of a welfare office worker?
(a) To get Tarwater back.
(b) To find a new job.
(c) To get unemployment.
(d) To get child support.

3. What does Tarwater do at the end of the trip out into the lake?
(a) He tries to burn the boat.
(b) He jumps off the boat and swims away.
(c) He catches more fish than Rayber.
(d) He eats a live fish.

4. Why does Rayber offer Tarwater his glass of water at the hotel restaurant?
(a) Because he is thirsty.
(b) To make sure Tarwater didn't try to poison him.
(c) To make peace.
(d) To baptize Bishop with.

5. What does Lucette wear?
(a) A cape and a skirt.
(b) A black jacket.
(c) A long white dress.
(d) A man's jacket and tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the schoolteacher marry?

2. What does Rayber say about Bishop during the fishing trip?

3. Where does Mason die?

4. What does Mason Tarwater do for a living?

5. What does Rayber realize about Tarwater as he looks into the pool of water?

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