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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 209 - 257).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one person who comforts Rose when she is upset at her mother's death?
(a) Reverend Greene.
(b) Lester.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Zeke.

2. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke he thinks about Zeke in the section titled Old Demonology, after Zeke argues with Ruth?
(a) That he thinks Zeke should take some blood pressure medication.
(b) That he is ashamed of Zeke.
(c) That he thinks Zeke needs counseling.
(d) That he thinks Zeke should retire as a preacher.

3. What does Horace's loneliness finally lead him to?
(a) Binge drinking.
(b) Loveless relationships with older men who are only attracted to his youth.
(c) Dangerous driving.
(d) Drug use.

4. Which of Jonnie Mae's daughters never married?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Rose.

5. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?
(a) Asa is Ruth's brother.
(b) Asa is Ruth's late husband's cousin.
(c) Asa is Ruth's ex-husband.
(d) Asa is Ruth's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?

2. Why does Jimmy's favorite professor tell him he will make a great preacher?

3. Who is the clerical worker who always covers her typewriter before going home from the school Jimmy runs?

4. What does Kenan write a requiem about at the very end of the novel?

5. What is the only book Zeke ever reads?

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