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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shadow attempt to get out of the job with Wednesday in Chapter 2?
(a) He is rude to Wednesday.
(b) He tries to sneak out an open window.
(c) He claims to be a different person.
(d) He flips a rigged coin.

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

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

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

5. 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) Their wealth.
(c) Their virtues.
(d) A brick.

6. How is Laura moon killed?
(a) She dies in a car accident.
(b) She is mauled by a large dog.
(c) She is shot in a liquor store robbery.
(d) She falls into a boarded-up well.

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

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

9. Which constellation is Zorya Polunochnyaya looking at when Shadow joins her on the fire escape in Chapter 4?
(a) Ursa Major.
(b) Draco.
(c) Ursa Minor.
(d) Orion.

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

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

12. From what vantage point does Wednesday watch the progression of his scam in Chapter 5?
(a) A supermarket.
(b) His car.
(c) A phone booth.
(d) A cafe.

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

14. What is Shadow doing when he is kidnapped in Chapter 6?
(a) Parking his car.
(b) Doing a coin trick.
(c) Speaking to Mr. Nancy.
(d) Sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shadow first meet Alison in Chapter 9?

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

3. Who appears in Shadow's dream in Chapter 8?

4. What does Audrey Burton do at Laura Moon's funeral that surprises Shadow?

5. Over what does Mr. Ibis hold dominion?

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