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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 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.

2. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?
(a) Michael.
(b) Everett.
(c) Gideon.
(d) John Anthony.

3. What is one of Horace's positive memories of his aunts from his elementary school years?
(a) They bought him many books.
(b) They spoke to his principal and advocated for him when he had gotten into a fight with a white boy.
(c) They made him delicious packed lunches.
(d) They let him dress as a girl without criticizing him.

4. Who was Zeke Cross's father?
(a) Timothy Cross.
(b) Ezra Cross.
(c) Thomas Cross.
(d) Jethro Cross.

5. Who was Zeke's wife?
(a) Rose.
(b) Anne.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Retha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem did Ruth's husband Jethro struggle with throughout his life?

2. What does the narrator lament about the changes in modern times compared to the hog-killing days?

3. How did Zeke feel about his father?

4. What was the name of Zeke's son who had died five years after his birth?

5. What startles Jimmy about Horace when Horace appears in the schoolyard behind Tims Creek Elementary on April 30, 1984?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What significant historical event did Zeke's grandfather, Ezra, live through?

5. How did Retha's death affect Horace?

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

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

8. What does the demon ask Horace to do in the church in the section titled April 30, 1985, 1:15 a.m., and why is this significant?

9. How does Zeke feel about his own father, Thomas Cross?

10. What kinds of books does Horace like, judging from how he has decorated his bedroom at home?

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