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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the one thing Rose loves that her mother Jonnie Mae cannot understand?
(a) Painting.
(b) The North.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Cooking.

3. What does Ruth do with the little girl in the mechanic's shop that seems to lighten her mood?
(a) Reads a story.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Plays a video game.
(d) Has an ice cream.

4. 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 has always thought Reverend Greene looks down upon her.
(c) Ruth has hard feelings towards Reverend Greene's grandmother, Jonnie Mae, who raised him.
(d) Ruth can never forgive Reverend Greene for Horace's death.

5. What happens to Ruth in the elevator of the nursing home while visiting Asa that sends her into a fit?
(a) The elevator cable cuts loose, sending her plummeting down the shaft.
(b) The elevator gets stuck in a power outage.
(c) The air conditioning clicks off in the elevator, leaving it sweltering.
(d) The door knocks into her, sending her falling.

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

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

8. What does Horace ask Reverend Jimmy Greene in the section titled Holy Science that takes Reverend Greene aback?
(a) He asks Reverend Greene if he would ever perform a gay marriage ceremony.
(b) He asks Reverend Greene if he enjoyed sexual experiences he had with men.
(c) He asks Reverend Greene to help him pay for college.
(d) He asks Reverend Greene to help him enroll in culinary school.

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

10. Why is Jonnie Mae so upset that Horace has a new group of all-white friends?
(a) She thinks they will eventually physically harm him.
(b) She thinks they are actually just making fun of him and will hurt his feelings, humiliating him.
(c) She thinks they will lead him astray and that it is dangerous for him to be spending time with them.
(d) She thinks they are using him to commit crimes.

11. In what year did Jethro die?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1950.

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

13. 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 has had a crush on Horace for years.
(c) He tells Horace he will tell everyone that Horace is gay.
(d) He tells Horace it is against God's teachings to be gay.

14. What always bothered Reverend Greene about Anne?
(a) Her atheism.
(b) Her self-contained ease.
(c) Her mood swings.
(d) Her eating habits.

15. What did Jethro say to Ruth the one time she remembers him expressing regret?
(a) He told her she should not have had so many children.
(b) He told her he should have allowed her to go back to work.
(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 he should have married his neighbor instead of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Greene think was part of Horace's reason for existing, in hindsight, as he describes it in the section titled Old Demonology?

2. When does Reverend Greene realize he hears the call to God?

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

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

5. In what year does Horace ask Jimmy Greene, the reverend, for advice on a serious matter that is troubling him?

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