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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writer does Kenan begin the section titled Holy Science with a quote from?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Samuel Johnson.
(d) William Wordsworth.

2. Who is Reverend Jimmy Greene's grandmother?
(a) Jonnie Mae Cross.
(b) Rose Cross.
(c) Rachel Cross.
(d) Amy Williams.

3. What author does Kenan quote at the opening of the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(b) Nikki Giovanni.
(c) bell hooks.
(d) Naomi Alderman.

4. What does Reverend Greene forget to do before he eats with Ruth and Zeke at the diner in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Take his diabetes medication.
(b) Ask the others if they would also like to order.
(c) Bless the food.
(d) Wash his hands.

5. What does Horace do to Gideon in the locker room at school in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) He kicks Gideon in the groin.
(b) He stabs Gideon.
(c) He shoots Gideon.
(d) He punches Gideon hard in the face.

6. How many children did Zeke's grandfather Ezra have in total?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

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

9. Why does Zeke say he pulled a gun on a white man once in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) Because the white man had not paid him for work he had done.
(b) Because the white man had insulted his wife.
(c) Because the white man had insulted his son.
(d) Because the white man had stolen from him.

10. Who is Gideon's mother?
(a) Rose.
(b) Hyacinth.
(c) Viola.
(d) Dahlia.

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

12. What does Anne do that completely upends Reverend Greene's view of their marriage?
(a) She takes a new job without consulting with him.
(b) She sleeps with another man.
(c) She sleeps with another woman.
(d) She buys a house on her own.

13. What does Zeke tell Reverend Greene it takes a right smart man to do in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Forget.
(b) Forgive.
(c) Learn new things.
(d) Empathize with someone.

14. What does the woman at the mechanic's shop do for Zeke, Ruth, and Reverend Greene that is a small act of kindness?
(a) Gives them an umbrella.
(b) Gives them books to read.
(c) Makes them a meal.
(d) Makes them coffee.

15. What comments does Asa's roommate make that unnerve the Crosses?
(a) She makes comments insinuating she would like to hurt Asa.
(b) She makes comments insinuating she thinks Ruth is a servant.
(c) She makes comments insinuating she might be thinking of taking her own life.
(d) She makes insensitive comments about being old and dying in a nursing home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Horace have his first homosexual sexual experiences with?

2. What happens to Ruth in the elevator of the nursing home while visiting Asa that sends her into a fit?

3. What does Horace's and Gideon's science experiment involve in the section titled Holy Science?

4. Who was the oldest of Ezra Cross's children?

5. What two occasions does Rose return to North Carolina for after she leaves for the final time?

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