American Gods | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. How long has Shadow Moon been in prison at the beginning of the novel?

3 years.

2. What classical writer does Shadow read to pass the time in prison?

Herodotus.

3. At what type of business does Shadow have a job waiting when he gets out of prison?

A gym.

4. What particular lesson of prison life does Shadow learn early?

Do your own time.

5. How many days before the end of his sentence is Shadow released because of his wife's death?

2 days.

6. How is Laura moon killed?

She dies in a car accident.

7. What advice does Johnnie Larch give Shadow before the latter leaves prison?

Don't make airport workers angry.

8. What is strange about the man that appears to Shadow in his dream in Chapter 1?

He has the head of a buffalo.

9. In what city is Shadow's...
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