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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Reverend Greene forget to do before he eats with Ruth and Zeke at the diner in the section titled Old Demonology?

3. What happens to Reverend Greene, Zeke, and Ruth in the section titled Old Demonology that prolongs the misery of their trip to see Asa?

4. How many children did Zeke's grandfather Ezra have in total?

5. Who was Horace's biology teacher whose class he has a vision of in the section titled Holy Science?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Horace's family's reaction to seeing his earring at Thanksgiving dinner in the section Old Demonology?

2. Why does Horace decide to try sports?

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

4. What circumstance brought Horace and Gideon together and eventually sparked their relationship?

5. Why is Ruth so upset to see Asa Cross, her late husband's cousin, so ill?

6. What bothers Reverend Greene about his understanding of his late wife Anne?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how Kenan's choice to have the third-person narrator address the reader directly in the section titled December 8, 1985, affects the reader's experience of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How does the absence of Reverend Jimmy Greene's mother, Rose, and the way Rose's family treats her affect Reverend Greene's relationship with her? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

In the section titled Old Demonology, what does Horace's family's reaction to his ear piercing at Thanksgiving dinner reveal about the older generation's misgivings about white people? Why is Horace's family so upset that he is friends with a group of white boys his own age from school? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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