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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. Why does Gideon's father admonish his mother in front of Horace?
(a) For using the word "hell."
(b) For not dressing for formally.
(c) For not offering him food.
(d) For offering him liquor.

2. What is the one thing Rose loves that her mother Jonnie Mae cannot understand?
(a) Painting.
(b) The North.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Pleasure.

3. What happens to Reverend Greene, Zeke, and Ruth in the section titled Old Demonology that prolongs the misery of their trip to see Asa?
(a) Zeke gets lightheaded and faints.
(b) Ruth gets sick in the car.
(c) The car breaks down.
(d) They run out of gas.

4. What always bothered Reverend Greene about Anne?
(a) Her eating habits.
(b) Her mood swings.
(c) Her self-contained ease.
(d) Her atheism.

5. What is Reverend Greene's middle name?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Michael.
(c) John.
(d) Malachai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What writer does Kenan begin the section titled Holy Science with a quote from?

2. What does Reverend Greene do as he leaves Ruth's house in the section titled Old Demonology?

3. What does Reverend Greene finally admit to himself in the section titled Old Demonology?

4. Who chases Horace in the section titled Holy Science?

5. How does Gideon respond when Horace writes him a letter telling him he has feelings for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Horace decide to try sports?

2. Why is Ruth so upset to see Asa Cross, her late husband's cousin, so ill?

3. What circumstance brought Horace and Gideon together and eventually sparked their relationship?

4. What was Reverend Greene's relationship with his mother, Rose, like?

5. In the section titled Old Demonology, what conclusion does Reverend Greene come to about the pressures Horace faced from his family?

6. Where does Horace go with his demon in the section titled April 30, 1984, 2:40 a.m.?

7. In the section titled Old Demonology, why is Jonnie Mae upset with Zeke at Thanksgiving dinner?

8. How does Reverend Greene know that Ruth and Zeke have more or less made amends from their argument in the section titled Old Demonology?

9. What does Reverend Greene admit about his life with his wife Anne before she passed away?

10. What happens to Reverend Greene, Zeke, and Ruth on the way back from visiting Asa that adds more tension to their trip?

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