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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 does the demon do to Horace when he disobeys him at the start of the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m.?
(a) Cracks him over the head with a gun.
(b) Cuts him with a spear.
(c) Punches him in the face.
(d) Hits him hard in the stomach.

2. Why does Jimmy's favorite professor tell him he will make a great preacher?
(a) He is smart.
(b) He is kind.
(c) He is curious.
(d) He is not concerned with money.

3. What does Horace begin to have second thoughts about having used in his spell at the end of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Instead of a shark's tooth, he should have used a snake's fang.
(b) Instead of ashes he should have used charcoal.
(c) Instead of a feather, he should have used rabbit's fur.
(d) Instead of a kitten he thinks he should have perhaps used a human baby.

4. Whose car does Horace steal at the end of the section titled Black Necromancy?
(a) Daisy Sapphire's.
(b) Ezra's.
(c) His Aunt Ruth's.
(d) Luther Stone's.

5. Who was one of Jimmy's favorite professors at seminary?
(a) Philip Schnider.
(b) James Zogby.
(c) Jacob Laurie.
(d) Ryan McHenry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who tells Horace that his grandmother has died?

4. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?

5. Who stopped the fight between the two men over Amy Williams from Zeke's youth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Retha's death affect Horace?

4. How does Zeke remember Horace's father, Sammy?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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