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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zeke feel he has to be especially polite to Jimmy in the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?
(a) Because Ruth is being so rude, and he wants to balance out her behavior.
(b) Because Zeke has been very curt with Jimmy in the past.
(c) Because Jimmy has helped Zeke in the aftermath of Horace's suicide.
(d) Because Jimmy is really going out of his way to help him.

2. What does Horace's friend John Anthony call him?
(a) The Great Black Hope.
(b) The Comeback Kid.
(c) The Miracle Worker.
(d) The Man of the Hour.

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

4. What Charles Dickens book does Kenan open the novel with a quote from?
(a) A Christmas Carol.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Oliver Twist.

5. What kind of animal does Horace settle on changing himself into?
(a) A red-tailed hawk.
(b) A dog.
(c) A lion.
(d) A leopard.

6. Who was one of Jimmy's favorite professors at seminary?
(a) James Zogby.
(b) Philip Schnider.
(c) Ryan McHenry.
(d) Jacob Laurie.

7. 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) Cracks him over the head with a gun.
(b) Punches him in the face.
(c) Hits him hard in the stomach.
(d) Cuts him with a spear.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Why does Horace decide not to leave his grandfather a note before he performs his spell?
(a) His grandfather can not read.
(b) He is afraid his grandfather will find the note and try to stop him.
(c) He thinks his grandfather will think it is just a joke and be confused.
(d) He does not want to upset his grandfather.

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

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

13. What does Horace use in his transformation spell in place of the "babe"?
(a) A goldfish.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A wren.

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

15. What was one of the women's jobs during a hog killing?
(a) To slit the hog's throat.
(b) To keep the children occupied.
(c) To roast the pig on a spit.
(d) To clean and prepare the intestines for sausages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose car does Horace steal at the end of the section titled Black Necromancy?

2. Who was Jimmy's grandmother?

3. Who is Jimmy's wife?

4. What does Horace substitute in his transformation spell in place of a sea monster's tooth?

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

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