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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Wednesday, how did the other old gods escape Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone at the restaurant?
(a) He will not say.
(b) They fought their way out.
(c) Mama-ji sacrifced himself to distract the captors.
(d) The snuck out the back.

4. What is Jacquel doing when Ibis and Shadow return to the funeral home?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Applying makeup to a corpse.
(c) Performing an autopsy.
(d) Arranging flowers.

5. Why does Salim jostle the cab driver in Chapter 7?
(a) The driver makes a wrong turn.
(b) Salim does not understand the driver's speech.
(c) The driver falls asleep.
(d) The driver makes a racist comment.

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

7. What type of bird does Wednesday send to Shadow as a messenger in Chapter 7?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A raven.
(c) A crow.
(d) A dove.

8. What other supernatural figure is at the House of the Rock besides Wednesday and Mr. Nancy?
(a) Zorya Polunochnyaya.
(b) Laura Moon.
(c) The fat kid.
(d) Czernobog.

9. What group of people expresses distrust of Shadow Moon at the bank?
(a) Police officers.
(b) Bank staff.
(c) A neighboring business.
(d) Several customers.

10. What brand of car does Shadow Moon purchase in Chapter 10?
(a) Nissan.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Ford.

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

12. What advice does Johnnie Larch give Shadow before the latter leaves prison?
(a) Find a nice girl.
(b) Stay low-key.
(c) Go some place where no one knows you.
(d) Don't make airport workers angry.

13. What is soma comprised of?
(a) Prayers and belief.
(b) Hope and fear.
(c) Love and desire.
(d) Damnation and iniquity.

14. What false name does Wednesday give Shadow in Chapter 9?
(a) Mike Ainsel.
(b) Larry Grouse.
(c) Darrel Evens.
(d) Jack Stodge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Shadow from the cell at the end of Chapter 6?

2. What manner of spirit is the cab driver in Chapter 7?

3. What does Shadow suddenly see around him as he is riding the ride at the end of Chapter 5?

4. How many days before the end of his sentence is Shadow released because of his wife's death?

5. In what city is Shadow's plane forced to land because of weather in Chapter 1?

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