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 Horace's positive memories of his aunts from his elementary school years?
(a) They made him delicious packed lunches.
(b) They let him dress as a girl without criticizing him.
(c) They spoke to his principal and advocated for him when he had gotten into a fight with a white boy.
(d) They bought him many books.

2. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?
(a) 3 that he knows of.
(b) 5 that he knows of.
(c) 2 that he knows of.
(d) 4 that he knows of.

3. Which librarian does Horace encounter in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Mr. Warrington.
(b) Mrs. Stokes.
(c) Mrs. Storkes.
(d) Mr. Hightower.

4. What does Horace substitute in his transformation spell in place of a sea monster's tooth?
(a) A shark's tooth.
(b) His own tooth.
(c) A dog's tooth.
(d) A snake's fang.

5. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?
(a) Asa is Ruth's brother.
(b) Asa is Ruth's ex-husband.
(c) Asa is Ruth's uncle.
(d) Asa is Ruth's late husband's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant historical period or event did Zeke's grandfather Ezra live through?

2. Who is the clerical worker who always covers her typewriter before going home from the school Jimmy runs?

3. Who does Horace have his first homosexual sexual experiences with?

4. Who was the "prettiest" boy in Horace's class?

5. What is there controversy about in the town of Fayetteville that Zeke ruminates on as Jimmy drives him to the nursing home in the section titled Black Necromancy?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 321 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample