Wise Blood Quizzes

Wise Blood Quiz 1

1 Where is Hazel Motes headed in the beginning of the novel?
Atlanta

Eastrod

New York

Taulkinham
2 What color clothing is Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock wearing while sitting across from Hazel?
Orange

Green

Blue

Pink
3 What is the color of Hazel's first hat?
Blue

Red

White

Black
4 What is Hazel's most conspicuous feature?
Neck

Mouth

Eyes

Ears
5 What does Hazel confront the train porter about?
Tripping him.

Not making his bed fast enough.

Being from the same town.

No reason.
6 What was Hazel's grandfather?
A missionary

A businessman

A scientist

A preacher
7 According to Hazel, a preacher's power is in all but which of these body parts:
Tongue

Foot

Arm

Neck
8 When Hazel was young he imagined a shadowy figure stalking him. What was this?
His grandfather

Jesus

Satan

His mother
9 Whom does Hazel resemble facially?
His grandfather

His uncle

His mother

His father
10 Where does Hazel refuse to go to with his army friends?
A cabaret

A strip show

A brothel

The battlefront
11 What injury did Hazel sustain in the war?
Lost sight

Shrapnel in his chest

Shot in his foot

Lost hearing
12 What is the one piece of furniture remaining in the Motes household when Hazel returns?
His bed

The dinner table

His mother's chifforobe

His grandfather's stool
13 What does Hazel notice first about Taulkinham?
Women

Movie theaters

Crowds

Signs and lights
14 What is the first thing that makes the taxi driver think Hazel a preacher?
His suit

His glasses

His hat

His Bible
15 When Hazel looks in the window of Mrs. Leora Watts' house, what does he see?
Her knee

Her breasts

Her nightgown

Her foot
16 What does Mrs. Leora Watts do to Hazel his first night with her that prevents him from fleeing?
Undresses

Grabs his leg

Grabs his arm

Turns off the light
17 How does Hazel hold his neck?
Up straight

Thrust forward

Leaning back

Off to the right side
18 Where does Hazel first meet Enoch?
In the park

At a movie theater

By the potato peeler seller

At the museum
19 What color is Sabbath wearing when Hazel first meets her?
Black

Pink

Red

Blue
20 When Hazel first encounters Asa Hawks, what is Hawks doing?
Preaching repentance

Begging for money

Tearing pamphlets

Saying that he will blind himself
21 What does the potato peeler seller see Asa Hawks as competing with him for?
Money

The souls of people

Hazel's attention

The crowd's attention
22 Why does Hazel buy Sabbath a potato peeler?
To find out her address

She gave him a look

To impress her

To bring along Enoch
23 Why does Enoch seek friendship with Hazel?
He would be friends with anyone

He thinks he has lots of money

He is religious

He thinks his looks familiar
24 Why did Hazel walk with stones in his shoes when he was little?
Resentment towards his grandfather

Frustration at his mother

Guilt for going to the peep show

To increase his endurance
25 What does Hazel claim to preach?
Salvation

Redemption

The truth

Love

Why does Hazel Motes walk with pebbles in his shoes.

I think this has something to do with experiencing what Christ did.

Asked by Judy C #1115926

Answered by Aslan on 2/21/2021 12:08 AM

Haunted by memories of his preacher grandfather and the terrifying image of Jesus his grandfather instilled in him, he begins to preach his own "Church Without Christ", professing there is no sin and no redemption, and that Jesus is a liar. Hazel...

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Answered by Aslan on 4/21/2019 2:43 AM

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How was man made

I'm not sure what you mean here. Please specify your question and include a chapter.

Asked by terry l #843815

Answered by Aslan on 11/16/2018 2:05 AM

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