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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ruth claim to have predictive powers about?
(a) Predicting tragedies.
(b) Weather prediction.
(c) Seeing into the future.
(d) Successful matchmaking.

3. What is unusual about Jimmy's favorite professor at seminary?
(a) He was much younger than the other professors.
(b) He was much older than the other professors.
(c) He had converted to Christianity from Islam.
(d) He was a Christian Jew.

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

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

6. Who was Zeke Cross's father?
(a) Jethro Cross.
(b) Ezra Cross.
(c) Thomas Cross.
(d) Timothy Cross.

7. What was the name of Zeke's daughter who only lived one year?
(a) Edna.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Rose.

8. Who is Jimmy's wife?
(a) Anne.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Carolyn.
(d) Jennifer.

9. What does Horace attempt to summon with his spell?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A demon.
(c) A god.
(d) A fairy godmother.

10. What did the older men teach the young boys to do on a hog killing day?
(a) Make sausages.
(b) Dress a hog.
(c) Calm a hog.
(d) Shoot a hog.

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

12. 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) Lions roaring.
(c) Foxes whining.
(d) Dogs barking.

13. How does Jimmy's brother feel about his wife?
(a) He is indifferent to her.
(b) He is very angry with her for walking out on Jimmy.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He does not like her.

14. Why was Zeke so happy when Horace said he wanted to run track?
(a) He was happy to see Horace doing something that would help him make friends.
(b) He was happy to see Horace doing something other than reading.
(c) He was happy to see Horace doing something that might win him a college scholarship.
(d) He was happy to see Horace doing something that would build his muscle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the first signs for Horace that his spell might be working?

2. Why does Zeke feel he has to be especially polite to Jimmy in the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?

3. Who tells Horace that his grandmother has died?

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

5. 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?

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