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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. What is the first thing the voice says to Horace in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Come.
(b) Walk with me.
(c) Pick up the spear.
(d) I am here.

2. In what year does Kenan set the first part of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1981.

3. What does the narrator lament about the changes in modern times compared to the hog-killing days?
(a) No one really lives in the town anymore, so there are no children to teach traditional ways to.
(b) The supermarket sausages are not as good.
(c) People have lost the communal traditions and strong sense of community that hog killings fostered.
(d) The children will not know how to kill and dress their own food.

4. What is unusual about Jimmy's favorite professor at seminary?
(a) He was a Christian Jew.
(b) He was much older than the other professors.
(c) He was much younger than the other professors.
(d) He had converted to Christianity from Islam.

5. Why does Jimmy's favorite professor tell him he will make a great preacher?
(a) He is smart.
(b) He is curious.
(c) He is kind.
(d) He is not concerned with money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Horace settle on changing himself into?

2. How does Jimmy's brother feel about his wife?

3. How many times does Horace perform the chant for his spell?

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 Horace use in his transformation spell in place of the "babe"?

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