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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gideon's mother?
(a) Rose.
(b) Dahlia.
(c) Hyacinth.
(d) Viola.

2. What sport does Horace participate in?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Track.
(d) Hockey.

3. What problem did Ruth's husband Jethro struggle with throughout his life?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) Chronic arthritis.
(c) Cerebral Palsy.
(d) Alcoholism.

4. 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) The children will not know how to kill and dress their own food.
(d) People have lost the communal traditions and strong sense of community that hog killings fostered.

5. What is one book Horace uses to inform his transformation?
(a) Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.
(b) Exotic Spells for Teenage Boys.
(c) Encyclopedia of North American Birds.
(d) The Biggest Cats of North America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Horace decide not to leave his grandfather a note before he performs his spell?

2. What Charles Dickens book does Kenan open the novel with a quote from?

3. What is one of the ramblings of Asa's roommate, an old, confused white woman?

4. How many children did Jethro and Ruth have?

5. What did Jethro say to Ruth the one time she remembers him expressing regret?

(see the answer key)

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