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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of car does Reverend Greene drive?
(a) A Ford.
(b) An Oldsmobile.
(c) A Hyundai.
(d) A Honda.

3. 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 books to read.
(b) Gives them an umbrella.
(c) Makes them coffee.
(d) Makes them a meal.

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) Ask the others if they would also like to order.
(b) Wash his hands.
(c) Bless the food.
(d) Take his diabetes medication.

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

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

7. Why does Zeke refuse to let Horace eat Thanksgiving dinner with the family in 1983?
(a) He has just gotten drunk and come home way after curfew.
(b) He has just been caught kissing another boy.
(c) He has just stolen money from Zeke.
(d) He has just pierced his ear.

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

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

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

11. What is Reverend Greene's middle name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Malachai.
(c) Matthew.
(d) John.

12. What did Jethro say to Ruth the one time she remembers him expressing regret?
(a) He told her he should have allowed her to go back to work.
(b) He told her he should have married his neighbor instead of her.
(c) He told her he wished her life did not have to be so hard and that he is not worthy of her.
(d) He told her she should not have had so many children.

13. How old was Reverend Greene when he was baptized?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

14. What does Reverend Greene's wife Anne die from?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Accidental drug overdose.
(d) Suicide.

15. 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 funeral of her only daughter.
(d) The funerals of her mother and father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Horace's biology teacher whose class he has a vision of in the section titled Holy Science?

2. What does Ruth do with the little girl in the mechanic's shop that seems to lighten her mood?

3. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?

4. What does Reverend Greene do as he leaves Ruth's house in the section titled Old Demonology?

5. Who is Reverend Jimmy Greene's grandmother?

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