View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 107 - 168).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the first signs for Horace that his spell might be working?
(a) A fire starts spontaneously at his feet.
(b) It starts to rain.
(c) A rogue wave from the river washes over him.
(d) He hears birds making a racket overhead.

2. What did Jethro say to Ruth the one time she remembers him expressing regret?
(a) He told her she should not have had so many children.
(b) He told her he should have allowed her to go back to work.
(c) He told her he should have married his neighbor instead of her.
(d) He told her he wished her life did not have to be so hard and that he is not worthy of her.

3. What does Horace see happen to Reverend Barden in his vision in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) He sees Reverend Barden get baptized.
(b) He sees Reverend Barden get shot.
(c) He sees Reverend Barden's head get cut off.
(d) He sees Reverend Barden get burned.

4. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?
(a) Michael.
(b) Everett.
(c) Gideon.
(d) John Anthony.

5. Who was Horace's father?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Zeke.
(d) Ezra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only book Zeke ever reads?

2. Which of Jonnie Mae's daughters never married?

3. What was the name of Zeke's daughter who only lived one year?

4. Who was the oldest of Ezra Cross's children?

5. What does the narrator lament about the changes in modern times compared to the hog-killing days?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 303 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample