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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of Zeke's son who had died five years after his birth?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Michael.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Horace.

4. Which librarian does Horace encounter in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Mr. Hightower.
(b) Mr. Warrington.
(c) Mrs. Stokes.
(d) Mrs. Storkes.

5. What did the women always do as they worked on a hog killing day?
(a) Tend to the garden.
(b) Clean the knives.
(c) Clean the guns.
(d) Talk and gossip constantly.

6. What does Horace see happen to Reverend Barden in his vision in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) He sees Reverend Barden get shot.
(b) He sees Reverend Barden's head get cut off.
(c) He sees Reverend Barden get baptized.
(d) He sees Reverend Barden get burned.

7. Who stopped the fight between the two men over Amy Williams from Zeke's youth?
(a) Miss Lystra Edmunds.
(b) Miss Rose Bailey.
(c) Miss Ainsley Henry.
(d) Miss Ruth Williams.

8. What does the demon do to Horace when he disobeys him at the start of the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m.?
(a) Hits him hard in the stomach.
(b) Punches him in the face.
(c) Cracks him over the head with a gun.
(d) Cuts him with a spear.

9. What kinds of stories does Horace like to read and decorate his room with?
(a) Superheroes and comic book stories.
(b) Green myths and legends.
(c) Vampires.
(d) Princesses.

10. How did Zeke's father initially react to the news that Zeke was marrying his wife?
(a) He tried to talk Zeke out of it.
(b) He tried to convince Zeke to marry one of his cousins.
(c) He gave Zeke his blessing.
(d) He tried to convince Zeke to marry one of the neighbors.

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

12. Who does Horace live with in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) His father Samuel.
(b) His grandmother Retha.
(c) His cousin Ann.
(d) His grandfather, Zeke.

13. What is one of the first signs for Horace that his spell might be working?
(a) A rogue wave from the river washes over him.
(b) A fire starts spontaneously at his feet.
(c) He hears birds making a racket overhead.
(d) It starts to rain.

14. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?
(a) 5 that he knows of.
(b) 2 that he knows of.
(c) 4 that he knows of.
(d) 3 that he knows of.

15. What is one of the sounds of creatures that Horace hears after he hears the voice for the first time in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Frogs croaking.
(b) Foxes whining.
(c) Lions roaring.
(d) Dogs barking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is there controversy about in the town of Fayetteville that Zeke ruminates on as Jimmy drives him to the nursing home in the section titled Black Necromancy?

2. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?

3. Who does Jimmy offer to help up from a fall in the first part of the section titled White Sorcery?

4. What does the Reverend Barden do to Horace during Horace's vision in the section Black Necromancy?

5. Who was the "prettiest" boy in Horace's class?

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