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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. What does Anne do that completely upends Reverend Greene's view of their marriage?
(a) She takes a new job without consulting with him.
(b) She sleeps with another woman.
(c) She buys a house on her own.
(d) She sleeps with another man.

2. How many times does Horace perform the chant for his spell?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. What always bothered Reverend Greene about Anne?
(a) Her mood swings.
(b) Her eating habits.
(c) Her self-contained ease.
(d) Her atheism.

4. What does Horace begin to realize about the effects of being his grandfather's grandson as he gets older?
(a) A lot of people owe his grandfather money, so they are especially nice to Horace.
(b) His grandfather is respected in the community, so people treat Horace better than they would many other kids his age.
(c) Horace's grandfather has been nasty to many people, so people treat Horace badly.
(d) Horace's grandfather can pull strings with politicians, so people try to get Horace to put in a good word for them with his grandfather.

5. What does Reverend Greene do as he leaves Ruth's house in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Hit a deer accidentally with his car.
(b) Cry.
(c) Scream.
(d) Hit his steering wheel hard in frustration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Greene consider as he helps Ruth to bed in the section titled Old Demonology?

2. What kind of fruit does Horace eat every year even though he is warned it will make him sick?

3. What does the narrator lament about the changes in modern times compared to the hog-killing days?

4. What does Ruth do with the little girl in the mechanic's shop that seems to lighten her mood?

5. How many children did Zeke's grandfather Ezra have in total?

(see the answer key)

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