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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 171 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the Cross family celebrate Thanksgiving in 1983?
(a) At a local diner.
(b) At Rose's house.
(c) At Zeke's house.
(d) At Jonnie Mae's house.

3. Why is the Cross family upset at the start of Thanksgiving dinner in 1983?
(a) They have just lost their family matriarch, Retha.
(b) The turkey has burned.
(c) Horace is late.
(d) The reverend is sick so he can not be there.

4. What kind of disposition did Thomas Cross have?
(a) He was whip-smart and sharp.
(b) He was rowdy and boisterous.
(c) He was gentle and straightforward.
(d) He was solemn and serious.

5. Who are Ruth, Zeke, and Jimmy visiting in the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?
(a) Asa Cross.
(b) Jethro Cross.
(c) Horace.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman at the mechanic's shop do for Zeke, Ruth, and Reverend Greene that is a small act of kindness?

2. What was the name of Zeke's daughter who only lived one year?

3. What does Reverend Greene think was part of Horace's reason for existing, in hindsight, as he describes it in the section titled Old Demonology?

4. Which reverend gives the blessing at the Cross's Thanksgiving dinner in 1983?

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

(see the answer key)

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