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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Dick Van Dyke Show seem strange to Shadow in Chapter 7?
(a) It is in Arabic.
(b) Rob beats his wife in it.
(c) No one has any clothes on in it.
(d) It is in color.

2. What is Chad Mulligan's profession?
(a) He is police chief of Lakeside.
(b) He runs a food co-op.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a pharmacist.

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

4. Who wakes Shadow from his sleep at the very end of Chapter 8?
(a) Ibis.
(b) Laura.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Jacquel.

5. What does Shadow Moon offer in return to Czernobog for the latter's wage on their game?
(a) His head to be bashed with a hammer.
(b) A decade's servitude.
(c) The animated corpse wife.
(d) His ring finger with wedding band still on it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Laura moon killed?

3. As what classic television actress does Media appear when she visits Shadow in this chapter?

4. What spirit of England does Essie meet right before she dies?

5. What does Mr. Wednesday twice offer Shadow Moon in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the full story surrounding Laura Moon's death?

2. How does Wednesday explain to Shadow what happened at the restaurant after the summit at Odin's Hall?

3. How does Shadow become acquainted with Lakeside?

4. How does Shadow deal with the approach of police on the scam in Chapter 5?

5. What service does the jinn perform for Salim in Chapter 7?

6. How does Mad Sweeney figure into the plot in Chapter 8?

7. What does Zorya Polunochnyaya give Shadow Moon in Chapter 4?

8. Who do Shadow and Wednesday meet in Chicago?

9. How do Shadow and Mad Sweeney interact during their night of drinking?

10. Describe Shadow's temptation by Media.

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