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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Horace have his first homosexual sexual experiences with?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) John Anthony.
(c) Gideon.
(d) Everett.

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

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

5. Why is Ruth so resentful towards Reverend Jimmy Greene?
(a) Ruth has always thought Reverend Greene looks down upon her.
(b) Ruth is mad at Reverend Greene because he will not give her communion because she is divorced.
(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.

6. Which reverend gives the blessing at the Cross's Thanksgiving dinner in 1983?
(a) Reverend Barden.
(b) Reverend Greene.
(c) Reverend Johnson.
(d) Reverend Cross.

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

8. How does Gideon respond when Horace writes him a letter telling him he has feelings for him?
(a) He tells Horace he has had a crush on Horace for years.
(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 is repulsed.

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

10. What does Reverend Greene do as he leaves Ruth's house in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Hit a deer accidentally with his car.
(b) Cry.
(c) Scream.
(d) Hit his steering wheel hard in frustration.

11. What is one of the ramblings of Asa's roommate, an old, confused white woman?
(a) She is worried she is missing church.
(b) She is worried she is missing a friend's funeral.
(c) She is worried she is missing her niece's christening.
(d) She is worried about the running of her farm, which she remembers from her past.

12. How does the family treat Rose when she returns in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) They treat her like a prodigal daughter, welcoming her with open arms.
(b) They treat her like a servant girl, belittling and humiliating her.
(c) They are indifferent to her.
(d) They say she can stay, but on the condition that she goes back to school to get her degree.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Zeke's grandfather Ezra have in total?

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

3. 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?

4. What is Reverend Greene's wife's full maiden name?

5. What does Reverend Greene finally admit to himself in the section titled Old Demonology?

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