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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 tell Horace to do to Reverend Barden in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) Feed him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Baptize him.
(d) Bow before him.

2. Who does Horace live with in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) His grandfather, Zeke.
(b) His father Samuel.
(c) His grandmother Retha.
(d) His cousin Ann.

3. What does Horace attempt to summon with his spell?
(a) A fairy godmother.
(b) A god.
(c) A demon.
(d) A mermaid.

4. What does Horace see happen to Reverend Barden in his vision in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) He sees Reverend Barden get baptized.
(b) He sees Reverend Barden's head get cut off.
(c) He sees Reverend Barden get burned.
(d) He sees Reverend Barden get shot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Zeke so angry at Horace during the time period when Horace was working at the theater?

2. Who is Jimmy's wife?

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

4. What is there controversy about in the town of Fayetteville that Zeke ruminates on as Jimmy drives him to the nursing home in the section titled Black Necromancy?

5. Why is Zeke physically uncomfortable in the car in the beginning of the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of Horace's interests that converge to lead him to try casting a spell?

2. How did Retha's death affect Horace?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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