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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 171 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reverend Greene think was part of Horace's reason for existing, in hindsight, as he describes it in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) For the salvation of his people.
(b) To prove that his father was not really a bad man.
(c) To make a lot of money to bring back to the community.
(d) To have sons that would help on the Cross family farm and keep the family business going.

2. What was the name of Zeke's son who had died five years after his birth?
(a) Michael.
(b) Horace.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Ezra.

3. When does Reverend Greene realize he hears the call to God?
(a) At his mother's funeral.
(b) At a revival meeting as a teenager.
(c) At his son's birth.
(d) At his best friend's sudden death.

4. Why does Gideon's father admonish his mother in front of Horace?
(a) For not offering him food.
(b) For not dressing for formally.
(c) For using the word "hell."
(d) For offering him liquor.

5. What happens to Ruth in the elevator of the nursing home while visiting Asa that sends her into a fit?
(a) The elevator gets stuck in a power outage.
(b) The door knocks into her, sending her falling.
(c) The elevator cable cuts loose, sending her plummeting down the shaft.
(d) The air conditioning clicks off in the elevator, leaving it sweltering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of moments does Reverend Greene recall from his time with his wife Anne in the beginning of the section titled Old Demonology?

2. What comments does Asa's roommate make that unnerve the Crosses?

3. Where does the Cross family celebrate Thanksgiving in 1983?

4. How does Gideon respond when Horace writes him a letter telling him he has feelings for him?

5. Who chases Horace in the section titled Holy Science?

(see the answer key)

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