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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richie Hinzelmann do for a living?
(a) He runs a video store.
(b) He is a police officer.
(c) He is a schoolteacher.
(d) He is mayor of Lakeside.

2. How does Odin self-sacrifice in Norse lore?
(a) He hangs from a tree.
(b) He runs himself through.
(c) He drowns himself in the ocean.
(d) He drinks hemlock.

3. What classical writer does Shadow read to pass the time in prison?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Tacitus.
(c) Herodotus.
(d) Suetonius.

4. Why do bank customers give Shadow Moon their money in Chapter 5?
(a) He hypnotizes them.
(b) He says he is the president of the bank.
(c) He points a gun at them.
(d) He tells them the deposit box is broken.

5. In what city is Shadow's plane forced to land because of weather in Chapter 1?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Chicago.
(d) St. Louis.

6. As what classic television actress does Media appear when she visits Shadow in this chapter?
(a) Penny Marshall.
(b) Mary Tyler Moore.
(c) Elaine May.
(d) Lucille Ball.

7. What do Mad Sweeney and Shadow trade in Chapter 2?
(a) Coin tricks.
(b) Stories.
(c) Hats.
(d) Meals.

8. Over what does Mr. Ibis hold dominion?
(a) Words.
(b) The skies.
(c) Death.
(d) The land.

9. Who wakes Shadow from his sleep at the very end of Chapter 8?
(a) Laura.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Ibis.
(d) Jacquel.

10. Where does Shadow Moon meet Mr. Nancy in Chapter 5?
(a) The House of the Rock.
(b) Czernobog's brownstone.
(c) The bank.
(d) The motel.

11. In Wednesday's speech before the gods in Chapter 6, which of the following is an example of a new god that he mentions?
(a) Media.
(b) Moroni.
(c) Sex.
(d) Capitalism.

12. How do the cab driver and Salim switch places at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) They kill one another.
(b) They sleep in each others apartments.
(c) They have sex.
(d) They form a blood pact.

13. Why does Mad Sweeney want his coin back in Chapter 8?
(a) He is broke.
(b) Shadow is not worthy of it.
(c) It was the wrong coin to give Shadow.
(d) His soul is trapped in the coin.

14. What does Mama-ji suggest the old gods do in the face of the new ones?
(a) They should do nothing.
(b) They should do battle with the new gods.
(c) They should return to their homelands.
(d) They should join forces with the new gods.

15. What does Mr. Wednesday twice offer Shadow Moon in Chapter 1?
(a) A ride to Eagle Point.
(b) A job.
(c) A word of advice.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chad Mulligan's profession?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, the Vikings sacrifice a scraeling in preparation for what season?

3. What form of mythical figure is Mad Sweeney?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where does Shadow Moon meet Wednesday?

5. What happens to the child in Shadow's dream at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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