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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one book Horace uses to inform his transformation?
(a) Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.
(b) Encyclopedia of North American Birds.
(c) Exotic Spells for Teenage Boys.
(d) The Biggest Cats of North America.

2. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon tell Horace to kill?
(a) A baby, which Horace can not bring himself to do.
(b) A cat, which looks to Horace like a lion.
(c) A dragon, which in reality is a car on the road.
(d) A snake, which is really a worm.

3. What is one of the first signs for Horace that his spell might be working?
(a) He hears birds making a racket overhead.
(b) A rogue wave from the river washes over him.
(c) It starts to rain.
(d) A fire starts spontaneously at his feet.

4. What startles Jimmy about Horace when Horace appears in the schoolyard behind Tims Creek Elementary on April 30, 1984?
(a) Horace is speaking gibberish, carrying a gun, and wearing only a coat.
(b) Horace has lost several teeth.
(c) Horace has painted his face entirely with white paint.
(d) Horace is bleeding from a bullet wound.

5. Why does Zeke feel he has to be especially polite to Jimmy in the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?
(a) Because Zeke has been very curt with Jimmy in the past.
(b) Because Ruth is being so rude, and he wants to balance out her behavior.
(c) Because Jimmy is really going out of his way to help him.
(d) Because Jimmy has helped Zeke in the aftermath of Horace's suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Horace perform the chant for his spell?

2. What was one of the women's jobs during a hog killing?

3. What does Horace use in his transformation spell in place of the "babe"?

4. What kind of community event do Ruth and Zeke discuss in the car with Jimmy in the section titled White Sorcery?

5. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon instruct Horace to kill?

2. How does Horace first become aware of what he feels is another presence after he performs his spell?

3. What kind of a student and child is Horace Cross before he performs his spell?

4. Where does Reverend Greene take Ruth and Zeke in his car in the section titled December 8, 1985?

5. What is a main driving force in Horace's grandfather Zeke's life?

6. How does Zeke remember his life with his wife, Retha (short for Aretha)?

7. What format does Reverend Greene's conversation with Horace beginning on page 40 take?

8. What was a hog killing day like in Tims Creek?

9. What historical structure in Fayetteville causes controversy over whether or not it should be removed?

10. What is Zeke's relationship with his sister-in-law Ruth like?

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