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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jethro say to Ruth the one time she remembers him expressing regret?
(a) He told her he wished her life did not have to be so hard and that he is not worthy of her.
(b) He told her she should not have had so many children.
(c) He told her he should have married his neighbor instead of her.
(d) He told her he should have allowed her to go back to work.

2. What does Reverend Greene consider as he helps Ruth to bed in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) The many ways in which things in all their lives could have been different.
(b) Whether Ruth will ever see her children again.
(c) Whether he will be reunited with his wife in heaven.
(d) Whether he will have enough money for her care.

3. What kinds of moments does Reverend Greene recall from his time with his wife Anne in the beginning of the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) The painful medical visits they had when they were desperately trying to conceive a child.
(b) Times when they went on picnics.
(c) Sexually intimate moments.
(d) Various vacations they took together abroad.

4. What always bothered Reverend Greene about Anne?
(a) Her eating habits.
(b) Her self-contained ease.
(c) Her atheism.
(d) Her mood swings.

5. When does Revered Greene meet his wife?
(a) In elementary school.
(b) During his first job right out of college.
(c) During the second half of his sophomore year of college.
(d) In high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Horace fleetingly think about the last apparition of the demon in the end of the section titled Holy Science?

2. Who was the oldest of Ezra Cross's children?

3. What author does Kenan quote at the opening of the section titled Old Demonology?

4. What writer does Kenan begin the section titled Holy Science with a quote from?

5. What does Ruth silently ask God to do for Asa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Zeke known for in the community that serves as a bridge from the past to the future?

2. What was Reverend Greene's relationship with his mother, Rose, like?

3. What does the woman at the car repair shop do for Zeke, Ruth and Reverend Greene that lightens the tension and brightens their day?

4. What happens to Reverend Greene, Zeke, and Ruth on the way back from visiting Asa that adds more tension to their trip?

5. What does Reverend Greene admit about his life with his wife Anne before she passed away?

6. In the section titled Old Demonology, what conclusion does Reverend Greene come to about the pressures Horace faced from his family?

7. What does Anne do that shakes the foundation of her marriage with Reverend Greene?

8. In the section titled Old Demonology, why is Jonnie Mae upset with Zeke at Thanksgiving dinner?

9. In the section titled Old Demonology, what do Ruth's and Zeke's interactions with the waitress at the diner reveal?

10. What is the last thing that Rose says to Reverend Greene, her son?

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