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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. How did Zeke feel about his father?
(a) He feared him.
(b) He resented him.
(c) He worshiped him.
(d) He hated him.

2. Which librarian does Horace encounter in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Mrs. Stokes.
(b) Mr. Hightower.
(c) Mrs. Storkes.
(d) Mr. Warrington.

3. What does the Reverend Barden do to Horace during Horace's vision in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) Cuts his arm.
(b) Baptizes him.
(c) Marks his forehead with ashes.
(d) Puts him in a coffin.

4. What kind of animal does Horace settle on changing himself into?
(a) A red-tailed hawk.
(b) A dog.
(c) A lion.
(d) A leopard.

5. How many children did Zeke have as a result of his affairs outside of his marriage?
(a) 3 that he knows of.
(b) 4 that he knows of.
(c) 2 that he knows of.
(d) 5 that he knows of.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one book Horace uses to inform his transformation?

2. Why was Zeke so happy when Horace said he wanted to run track?

3. What significant historical period or event did Zeke's grandfather Ezra live through?

4. What does the demon tell Horace to do to Reverend Barden in the section Black Necromancy?

5. Why does Zeke feel he has to be especially polite to Jimmy in the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Zeke remember about Cyrus Johns and Cicero Edmunds fighting over?

3. What kind of animal does Horace decide to turn himself into and why?

4. Why is Reverend Greene extremely alarmed when he meets Horace in the woods early in the morning on April, 30, 1984?

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

6. What is the illness that Asa Cross is dying from?

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

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

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

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

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