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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What god does Wednesday reveal himself to be in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Odin.
(d) Osiris.

3. From where did Sweeney produce the gold coins he plucked from the air earlier in the book?
(a) The leprechaun's hoard.
(b) The watcher's imagination.
(c) His sleeve cuff.
(d) The gates of heaven.

4. In what city is Salim a door-to-door salesman?
(a) New York.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Miami.

5. Why does Shadow assume his friend Robbie Burton died in a car accident?
(a) He was drunk.
(b) He was distracted with the radio.
(c) He skidded on icy roads.
(d) He fell asleep at the wheel.

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

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

8. 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.

9. In what state is Cairo located?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Illinois.

10. What does Wednesday tell Shadow is their first order of business after leaving the Zorya household?
(a) Tracking down the fat kid who kidnapped Shadow.
(b) Killing Laura Moon.
(c) Robbing a bank.
(d) Getting breakfast.

11. What form of mythical figure is Mad Sweeney?
(a) A leprechaun.
(b) A banshee.
(c) A dybbuk.
(d) A skriker,

12. How long has Shadow Moon been in prison at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 years.

13. Who appears in Shadow's dream in Chapter 8?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) The buffalo man.
(c) A woman in leopard print.
(d) Laura Moon.

14. What happens to the child in Shadow's dream at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) He becomes a giant spider.
(b) He is sacrificed.
(c) He runs through an open glen.
(d) He flies away.

15. What Lakeside community event does Hinzelmann officiate?
(a) The hog-calling contest.
(b) The beauty pagaent.
(c) The local lottery.
(d) The raffle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century does the Viking storyline from Chapter 3 take place?

2. What group of people expresses distrust of Shadow Moon at the bank?

3. Why does Salim jostle the cab driver in Chapter 7?

4. In Wednesday's speech before the gods in Chapter 6, which of the following is an example of a new god that he mentions?

5. What does Shadow consider doing before going to bed his first night in Cairo?

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