2. What does the demon tell Horace to do to Reverend Barden in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) Baptize him.
(b) Feed him.
(c) Bow before him.
(d) Kill him.

3. 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 preserve the statue of a confederate general.
(b) Whether or not to prosecute white police officers there for killing an unarmed black man.
(c) Whether or not to preserve the last standing slave market.
(d) Whether or not to prosecute a black man who had killed a white man in self-defense.

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

5. 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 Jimmy is really going out of his way to help him.
(c) Because Jimmy has helped Zeke in the aftermath of Horace's suicide.
(d) Because Zeke has been very curt with Jimmy in the past.

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

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

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

9. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?
(a) Gideon.
(b) Michael.
(c) Everett.
(d) John Anthony.

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

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

12. In what year does Kenan set the first part of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1984.

13. Who was the "prettiest" boy in Horace's class?
(a) James Jordan.
(b) Gideon Stone.
(c) Michael Smurl.
(d) John Anthony Wember.

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

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) Dogs barking.
(b) Foxes whining.
(c) Lions roaring.
(d) Frogs croaking.