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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal did Horace consider changing himself into at first?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A snake.
(c) A fox.
(d) A rabbit.

2. What kind of community event do Ruth and Zeke discuss in the car with Jimmy in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) A tobacco-picking party.
(b) A hog killing.
(c) A barn burning.
(d) A harvest festival.

3. Who is Jimmy's wife?
(a) Carolyn.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Anne.
(d) Jennifer.

4. What startles Jimmy about Horace when Horace appears in the schoolyard behind Tims Creek Elementary on April 30, 1984?
(a) Horace has painted his face entirely with white paint.
(b) Horace is bleeding from a bullet wound.
(c) Horace has lost several teeth.
(d) Horace is speaking gibberish, carrying a gun, and wearing only a coat.

5. What Charles Dickens book does Kenan open the novel with a quote from?
(a) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) A Christmas Carol.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Horace use in his transformation spell in place of the "babe"?

2. What does Horace attempt to summon with his spell?

3. What did the women always do as they worked on a hog killing day?

4. What does Ruth claim to have predictive powers about?

5. What is one book Horace uses to inform his transformation?

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