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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 ramblings of Asa's roommate, an old, confused white woman?
(a) She is worried she is missing church.
(b) She is worried she is missing a friend's funeral.
(c) She is worried about the running of her farm, which she remembers from her past.
(d) She is worried she is missing her niece's christening.

2. Who is Reverend Jimmy Greene's grandmother?
(a) Rose Cross.
(b) Amy Williams.
(c) Jonnie Mae Cross.
(d) Rachel Cross.

3. What author does Kenan quote at the opening of the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Naomi Alderman.
(b) Nikki Giovanni.
(c) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(d) bell hooks.

4. What does Zeke ask the waitress about the hogs they use in their food in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) Whether they are halal.
(b) Whether they kill them themselves.
(c) Whether they are organic.
(d) Whether they are from America or imported from foreign countries.

5. What does Reverend Greene think was part of Horace's reason for existing, in hindsight, as he describes it in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) To make a lot of money to bring back to the community.
(b) For the salvation of his people.
(c) To prove that his father was not really a bad man.
(d) To have sons that would help on the Cross family farm and keep the family business going.

Short Answer Questions

1. What project does Horace undertake with his Uncle Lester in the section titled Holy Science?

2. Where does Reverend Greene teach school during his first jobs?

3. Who was one of Horace's first girlfriends?

4. What happens to Reverend Greene, Zeke, and Ruth in the section titled Old Demonology that prolongs the misery of their trip to see Asa?

5. How old was Reverend Greene when he was baptized?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Anne do that shakes the foundation of her marriage with Reverend Greene?

4. What does Zeke accuse Ruth of doing to him and the rest of the Cross family in the section titled Old Demonology?

5. What bothers Reverend Greene about his understanding of his late wife Anne?

6. In the section titled Old Demonology, what do Ruth's and Zeke's interactions with the waitress at the diner reveal?

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

8. What does Ruth say in her silent prayer for Asa Cross in the section titled Holy Science?

9. In the section titled Holy Science, what does Horace ask Reverend Greene after Sunday church service?

10. What uncomfortable events take place in the nursing home when Ruth, Zeke, and Reverend Greene visit Asa in the section titled Holy Science?

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