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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Shadow dream about when he goes to sleep at the very end of Chapter 9?
(a) Laura Moon.
(b) His parents.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Alison.

2. What does Shadow consider doing before going to bed his first night in Cairo?
(a) Robbing the funeral home.
(b) Joining with the new gods.
(c) Running away.
(d) Killing himself.

3. What bank documents does Wednesday make copies of at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Checks.
(b) Loan applications.
(c) Statements.
(d) Deposit slips.

4. At the end of Chapter 3, the Vikings sacrifice a scraeling in preparation for what season?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

5. As what does Shadow Moon disguise himself in Chapter 5?
(a) A security guard.
(b) A banker.
(c) A priest.
(d) A hari krishna.

6. In his Chapter 9 dream, what does he offer the Buffalo Man to be released from his rock tomb?
(a) His soul.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Himself.
(d) His Zorya coin.

7. What does Wednesday discuss with Shadow as they eat at a diner in Chapter 9?
(a) His favorite cons.
(b) The food in Scandinavia.
(c) The new gods.
(d) His plan for the battle.

8. How does Shadow get to Cairo?
(a) He buys a used car.
(b) He takes a bus.
(c) He walks.
(d) He rents a car.

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

10. What is strange about the man that appears to Shadow in his dream in Chapter 1?
(a) He has the head of a buffalo.
(b) He has one eye.
(c) He in flames.
(d) He has horns.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where does Shadow Moon meet Wednesday?
(a) A clearing in the woods.
(b) A diner.
(c) Wednesday's car.
(d) The motel.

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

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

14. What does Czernobog do for a living?
(a) He demolishes houses.
(b) He lays pipe.
(c) He is a freeliance writer.
(d) He kills cattle.

15. How does Shadow get the secret of Mad Sweeney's coin trick?
(a) He plies him with booze.
(b) He bets him in a drawing of cards.
(c) He pays him for it.
(d) He fights him for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Laura moon killed?

2. Which of the following is not something that Mr. Nancy resembles in his true form as a god?

3. Where does the resurrected Laura Moon first appear to Shadow in Chapter 3?

4. What other supernatural figure is at the House of the Rock besides Wednesday and Mr. Nancy?

5. Where is Shadow when he wakes up after his night of drinking with Wednesday?

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