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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 Reverend Greene finally admit to himself in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) That things were not idyllic with his marriage to Anne.
(b) That he should have been more sympathetic to his mother's problems.
(c) That his time in seminary school was without controversy.
(d) That he plagiarizes his sermons often.

2. Why is Ruth so resentful towards Reverend Jimmy Greene?
(a) Ruth can never forgive Reverend Greene for Horace's death.
(b) Ruth has hard feelings towards Reverend Greene's grandmother, Jonnie Mae, who raised him.
(c) Ruth has always thought Reverend Greene looks down upon her.
(d) Ruth is mad at Reverend Greene because he will not give her communion because she is divorced.

3. Who chases Horace in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) The police.
(b) Reverend Greene.
(c) Five young white men.
(d) Zeke.

4. How many children did Zeke's grandfather Ezra have in total?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?

3. What does Zeke ask the waitress about the hogs they use in their food in the section titled Old Demonology?

4. Who was Horace's biology teacher whose class he has a vision of in the section titled Holy Science?

5. What is the waitress's name who waits on Zeke, Ruth, and Jimmy in the section titled Old Demonology?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the big problems with Reverend Greene's great-uncle Jethro, who was married to Ruth?

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

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

4. What does Reverend Greene tell Horace in the section titled Holy Science about the problem Horace confides in him about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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