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American Gods | Quiz

Neil Gaiman
This Study Guide consists of approximately 80 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of American Gods.

American Gods | Quiz

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1)

How many gods are waiting in the hall when Wednesday arrives in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Forty.
Thirty.
Twenty.
Ten.
2)

Whose body does Shadow find in the trunk of the raffle car in Chapter 20? (from Chapter 20)

Sam Black Crow.
Alison McGovern.
Wednesday.
Czernobog.
3)

What noise causes Shadow to hide at the beginning of Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

A helicopter.
A police siren.
A gunshot.
A wolf's howl.
4)

What does Shadow Moon overhear his kidnappers saying about the old gods as he's being taken away? (from Chapter 6)

Czernobog will handle the old gods for them.
The old gods are not to be touched.
They don't know where the old gods are.
They are going to round up the old gods.
5)

What manner of spirit is the cab driver in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

A leprechaun.
A dybbuk.
A jinn.
A demon.
6)

According to Wednesday, how did the other old gods escape Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone at the restaurant? (from Chapter 9)

They fought their way out.
He will not say.
The snuck out the back.
Mama-ji sacrifced himself to distract the captors.
7)

How does Hinzelmann say he became a god? (from Chapter 20)

He communed with a female god.
The blood of children makes him a god.
He was born a god.
He was sacrificed as a child.
8)

What does Shadow give Odin when they meet? (from Epilogue)

A thunderbird egg.
A gold coin.
Wednesday's glass eye.
A high five.
9)

Who wakes Shadow from his sleep at the very end of Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

Jacquel.
Ibis.
Laura.
Wednesday.
10)

What type of bird does Wednesday send to Shadow as a messenger in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

A dove.
A pigeon.
A crow.
A raven.
11)

In what state will the vigil for Wednesday take place? (from Chapter 14)

Arkansas.
Oklahoma.
Missouria.
Virginia.
12)

Where does Shadow first meet Alison in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

The bus into Lakeside.
A rest stop.
A video store.
His dream.
13)

In what city is Salim a door-to-door salesman? (from Chapter 7)

Chicago.
New York.
Miami.
St. Louis.
14)

Who kills the technology god? (from Chapter 17)

Mr. World.
Shadow.
Laura Moon.
Media.
15)

What does Shadow Moon do to keep himself calm in his cell? (from Chapter 6)

He prays.
He counts in his head.
He plans his next meal.
He does coin tricks.
16)

What news about Wednesday do Czernobog and Mr. Nancy bring to Shadow in Chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

He is dead.
He has disappeared.
He has joined the new gods.
He has killed the Media God.
17)

Which god does Horus fetch from Rock City to help Shadow in Chapter 17? (from Chapter 17)

Easter.
Czernobog.
Ibis.
Whiskey Jack.
18)

Who does Chad Mulligan tell Shadow is missing in Chapter 11? (from Chapter 11)

His wife.
Hinzelmann.
Alison.
Marguerite Olson.
19)

According to Shadow, which god was not around when he left the cave? (from Chapter 19)

Ibis.
Czernobog.
Wednesday.
Horus.
20)

In what country does Shadow meet with Odin in the Epilogue? (from Epilogue)

Norway.
Iceland.
Denmark.
Sweden.
21)

From where did Sweeney produce the gold coins he plucked from the air earlier in the book? (from Chapter 8)

His sleeve cuff.
The watcher's imagination.
The gates of heaven.
The leprechaun's hoard.
22)

What happens to Bilquis, the Queen of Sheba, at the end of Chapter 12? (from Chapter 12)

She is murdered.
She ingests another john.
She reveals herself to Shadow.
She joins Wednesday's campaign.
23)

In his Chapter 9 dream, what does he offer the Buffalo Man to be released from his rock tomb? (from Chapter 9)

His Zorya coin.
His soul.
Himself.
Wednesday.
24)

Why does Atsula die before reaching America with her tribe? (from Chapter 13)

She kills herself in grief for her lost home.
Her tribe murders her.
She doubted the gods.
She fights off a wild bear to protect her tribe.
25)

Which of the following gods does Shadow drive to the diner in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Mama-ji.
Czernobog.
Mr. Nancy.
Mad. Sweeney.
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