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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. Who stopped the fight between the two men over Amy Williams from Zeke's youth?
(a) Miss Ruth Williams.
(b) Miss Rose Bailey.
(c) Miss Lystra Edmunds.
(d) Miss Ainsley Henry.

2. What significant historical period or event did Zeke's grandfather Ezra live through?
(a) The Civil Rights Movement.
(b) The War of 1812.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

3. How does Jimmy's brother feel about his wife?
(a) He is indifferent to her.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He is very angry with her for walking out on Jimmy.
(d) He does not like her.

4. Who was Jimmy's grandmother?
(a) Rose Cross.
(b) Retha Cross.
(c) Jonnie Mae Cross.
(d) Rachel Cross.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which work of William Gibson's does Kenan use a quote from in the very beginning of the book?

2. Which librarian does Horace encounter in the section titled White Sorcery?

3. What does the demon do to Horace when he disobeys him at the start of the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m.?

4. What kinds of stories does Horace like to read and decorate his room with?

5. What is the name of Horace's elementary school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. What particular part of Horace's spell to transform himself into an animal does he struggle with morally?

8. Why does Reverend Greene's mentor, Philip Schnider, tell him he will make a great theologian?

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

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

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