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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 209 - 257).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Horace's elementary school?
(a) Stone River Elementary School.
(b) Hog's Peak Elementary School.
(c) Fayetteville Elementary School.
(d) Tims Creek Elementary School.

2. Why does Horace decide he is probably not going to go to heaven?
(a) He lied to his teacher.
(b) He never forgave his mother.
(c) He stole from his grandfather and is not sorry about it.
(d) The rules are too hard for him to keep.

3. What does the demon in the section titled April 30, 1984, 4:45 a.m. ask Horace to picture in the middle of the stage?
(a) A moose.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A bear.
(d) A cat.

4. What does the woman at the mechanic's shop do for Zeke, Ruth, and Reverend Greene that is a small act of kindness?
(a) Makes them a meal.
(b) Gives them an umbrella.
(c) Gives them books to read.
(d) Makes them coffee.

5. About how old was Zeke when he helped his father build their house?
(a) 4.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jimmy's grandmother?

2. What happens to Reverend Greene, Zeke, and Ruth in the section titled Old Demonology that prolongs the misery of their trip to see Asa?

3. Which two parts of the Crosstown Theater were the only ones that were not out of doors?

4. What kind of community event do Ruth and Zeke discuss in the car with Jimmy in the section titled White Sorcery?

5. What does Kenan write a requiem about at the very end of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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