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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?
(a) 4 that he knows of.
(b) 2 that he knows of.
(c) 5 that he knows of.
(d) 3 that he knows of.

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 Barden.
(c) Reverend Johnson.
(d) Reverend Sounderland.

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

4. What kind of community event do Ruth and Zeke discuss in the car with Jimmy in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) A harvest festival.
(b) A barn burning.
(c) A tobacco-picking party.
(d) A hog killing.

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

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

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) Hits him hard in the stomach.
(c) Cuts him with a spear.
(d) Punches him in the face.

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

9. What is one of Horace's positive memories of his aunts from his elementary school years?
(a) They spoke to his principal and advocated for him when he had gotten into a fight with a white boy.
(b) They let him dress as a girl without criticizing him.
(c) They made him delicious packed lunches.
(d) They bought him many books.

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

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

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

13. 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) Lions roaring.
(c) Foxes whining.
(d) Frogs croaking.

14. Who tells Horace that his grandmother has died?
(a) His father Samuel.
(b) His mother Rose.
(c) His aunts Ruth, Rachel, and Rebecca.
(d) His grandfather Zeke.

15. 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 would build his muscle.
(d) He was happy to see Horace doing something that might win him a college scholarship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the clerical worker who always covers her typewriter before going home from the school Jimmy runs?

2. Why is Zeke physically uncomfortable in the car in the beginning of the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?

3. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon tell Horace to kill?

4. Which work of William Gibson's does Kenan use a quote from in the very beginning of the book?

5. What does Horace use in his transformation spell in place of the "babe"?

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