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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gideon's father?
(a) Lucius Stone.
(b) Magnus O'Dea.
(c) Zeke Cross.
(d) Luther Honeyblue.

2. Who chases Horace in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) Reverend Greene.
(b) The police.
(c) Five young white men.
(d) Zeke.

3. What does Ruth silently ask God to do for Asa?
(a) She asks God to cure Asa.
(b) She asks God to make sure Asa is reunited with his beloved son in heaven.
(c) She asks God to put Asa's suffering on her instead.
(d) She asks God to end Asa's life sooner so he does not suffer as much.

4. What does Reverend Greene consider as he helps Ruth to bed in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Whether he will have enough money for her care.
(b) Whether he will be reunited with his wife in heaven.
(c) The many ways in which things in all their lives could have been different.
(d) Whether Ruth will ever see her children again.

5. Why is Ruth so resentful towards Reverend Jimmy Greene?
(a) Ruth has hard feelings towards Reverend Greene's grandmother, Jonnie Mae, who raised him.
(b) Ruth can never forgive Reverend Greene for Horace's death.
(c) Ruth is mad at Reverend Greene because he will not give her communion because she is divorced.
(d) Ruth has always thought Reverend Greene looks down upon her.

6. What is the little girl's name at the mechanic's shop?
(a) Rose.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Amy.
(d) Micheline.

7. What does Horace ask Reverend Jimmy Greene for advice about that is troubling him in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) Horace is having trouble figuring out how to ask a girl on a date.
(b) Horace is troubled because he cheated on a test and he feels guilty.
(c) Horace is troubled because he stole money from his grandfather and he feels guilty.
(d) Horace is worried that he is gay.

8. Who was Horace's biology teacher whose class he has a vision of in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) Monica Boden.
(b) Joanne Rawlings.
(c) Clarissa Hedgeson.
(d) Clare Pettigrew.

9. What kinds of moments does Reverend Greene recall from his time with his wife Anne in the beginning of the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Sexually intimate moments.
(b) Times when they went on picnics.
(c) Various vacations they took together abroad.
(d) The painful medical visits they had when they were desperately trying to conceive a child.

10. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?
(a) Asa is Ruth's uncle.
(b) Asa is Ruth's late husband's cousin.
(c) Asa is Ruth's brother.
(d) Asa is Ruth's ex-husband.

11. How does Gideon respond when Horace writes him a letter telling him he has feelings for him?
(a) He tells Horace he is repulsed.
(b) He tells Horace he will tell everyone that Horace is gay.
(c) He tells Horace it is against God's teachings to be gay.
(d) He tells Horace he has had a crush on Horace for years.

12. What is the waitress's name who waits on Zeke, Ruth, and Jimmy in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Anne.
(b) Cristina.
(c) Linda.
(d) Sue.

13. Why is the Cross family upset at the start of Thanksgiving dinner in 1983?
(a) Horace is late.
(b) They have just lost their family matriarch, Retha.
(c) The reverend is sick so he can not be there.
(d) The turkey has burned.

14. What two occasions does Rose return to North Carolina for after she leaves for the final time?
(a) The funeral of her only son.
(b) The graduation of Reverend Jimmy Greene, her son, from the seminary.
(c) The funerals of her mother and father.
(d) The funeral of her only daughter.

15. How old was Rose when she disappeared from the family?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeke ask the waitress about the hogs they use in their food in the section titled Old Demonology?

2. Why does Gideon's father admonish his mother in front of Horace?

3. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke he thinks about Zeke in the section titled Old Demonology, after Zeke argues with Ruth?

4. What writer does Kenan begin the section titled Holy Science with a quote from?

5. What comments does Asa's roommate make that unnerve the Crosses?

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