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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Shadow wake up after being knocked unconscious at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) His childhood home.
(b) The woods.
(c) A jail cell.
(d) A limo.

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

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

4. What game do Shadow and Czernobog play to decide whether the latter will join Wednesday's campaign?
(a) Gin rummy.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Yahtzee.
(d) Monopoly.

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

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

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

8. What does Shadow realize is missing from the Zorya household when he wakes up?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) A fire escape.
(c) His new coin.
(d) Czernobog.

9. In Chapter 8, Ibis tell Shadow that the dead in ancient Egypt would be fed to Ammet the soul-eater if their sins outweighed what?
(a) A feather.
(b) A brick.
(c) Their virtues.
(d) Their wealth.

10. How many daughters does Czernobog have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

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

13. What is the silver dollar supposed to provide for Shadow Moon?
(a) Grace.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Protection.
(d) Strength.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Richie Hinzelmann do for a living?

3. Who does Mad Sweeney warn Shadow not to trust in Chapter 8?

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

5. How does Odin self-sacrifice in Norse lore?

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