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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which animal did Horace consider changing himself into at first?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A snake.
(d) A fox.
2. Who was one of the most recent reverends at Zeke's church that he thinks about on his way to visit Asa in the section titled Black Necromancy?
(a) Reverend Smith.
(b) Reverend Sounderland.
(c) Reverend Barden.
(d) Reverend Johnson.
3. 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 get baptized.
(c) He sees Reverend Barden's head get cut off.
(d) He sees Reverend Barden get burned.
4. 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.
5. In what year does Kenan set the first part of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1983.
6. Who were the two men Zeke remembers fighting over Amy Williams in his youth?
(a) Edmund and Henry.
(b) Cyrus and Cyril.
(c) Cyrus and Cicero.
(d) Cicero and Cyril.
7. What did the older men teach the young boys to do on a hog killing day?
(a) Calm a hog.
(b) Shoot a hog.
(c) Dress a hog.
(d) Make sausages.
8. Who was Jimmy's grandmother?
(a) Jonnie Mae Cross.
(b) Rachel Cross.
(c) Retha Cross.
(d) Rose Cross.
9. 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?
(a) Whether or not to prosecute white police officers there for killing an unarmed black man.
(b) Whether or not to prosecute a black man who had killed a white man in self-defense.
(c) Whether or not to preserve the last standing slave market.
(d) Whether or not to preserve the statue of a confederate general.
10. What does Horace use in his transformation spell in place of the "babe"?
(a) A wren.
(b) A goldfish.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A kitten.
11. What kind of community event do Ruth and Zeke discuss in the car with Jimmy in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) A tobacco-picking party.
(b) A barn burning.
(c) A harvest festival.
(d) A hog killing.
12. Why does Jimmy's favorite professor tell him he will make a great preacher?
(a) He is curious.
(b) He is smart.
(c) He is not concerned with money.
(d) He is kind.
13. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?
(a) 5 that he knows of.
(b) 3 that he knows of.
(c) 4 that he knows of.
(d) 2 that he knows of.
14. What does Ruth claim to have predictive powers about?
(a) Seeing into the future.
(b) Successful matchmaking.
(c) Predicting tragedies.
(d) Weather prediction.
15. Who does Jimmy offer to help up from a fall in the first part of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Horace.
(b) Zeke.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Rose.
Short Answer Questions
1. About how old was Zeke when he helped his father build their house?
2. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?
3. Why does Horace decide not to leave his grandfather a note before he performs his spell?
4. How did Zeke feel about his father?
5. What does Horace substitute in his transformation spell in place of a sea monster's tooth?
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