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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the first car Zeke ever saw?
(a) A Model A Ford.
(b) A Ford F-150.
(c) A Mustang.
(d) A Studebaker.

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

6. Who is the clerical worker who always covers her typewriter before going home from the school Jimmy runs?
(a) Mrs. Right.
(b) Mrs. Jeyton.
(c) Mrs. Just.
(d) Mrs. Neary.

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

8. Which work of William Gibson's does Kenan use a quote from in the very beginning of the book?
(a) Pattern Recognition.
(b) Peripheral.
(c) Count Zero.
(d) Neuromancer.

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

10. What problem did Ruth's husband Jethro struggle with throughout his life?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) Cerebral Palsy.
(c) Chronic arthritis.
(d) Alcoholism.

11. What kind of car does Gideon steal at the end of the section titled Black Necromancy?
(a) A puke-green Buick.
(b) A black Honda.
(c) A red pickup truck.
(d) A silver Sonata.

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

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

14. What does Horace begin to have second thoughts about having used in his spell at the end of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Instead of a feather, he should have used rabbit's fur.
(b) Instead of a shark's tooth, he should have used a snake's fang.
(c) Instead of a kitten he thinks he should have perhaps used a human baby.
(d) Instead of ashes he should have used charcoal.

15. 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 Sounderland.
(b) Reverend Smith.
(c) Reverend Johnson.
(d) Reverend Barden.

Short Answer 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.?

2. What was the name of Zeke's son who had died five years after his birth?

3. Who was Zeke's wife?

4. What does Horace's friend John Anthony call him?

5. What does Horace attempt to summon with his spell?

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