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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. How old was Reverend Greene when he was baptized?
(a) 8.
(b) 25.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

2. Who is Gideon's father?
(a) Zeke Cross.
(b) Luther Honeyblue.
(c) Lucius Stone.
(d) Magnus O'Dea.

3. Who was the oldest of Ezra Cross's children?
(a) James.
(b) Luke.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Ezekiel.

4. How could Ruth often tell if her husband Jethro came home drunk?
(a) She could smell the liquor on him from feet away.
(b) She could hear him fighting with the neighbor.
(c) She could hear him singing the same tune coming up the lane.
(d) She could hear him fumbling with and dropping his keys outside their door.

5. Where does Rose move when she leaves her hometown?
(a) The East Coast.
(b) The Southwest.
(c) The Midwest.
(d) The West Coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of Asa's daugthers?

2. What always bothered Reverend Greene about Anne?

3. Why does Gideon's father admonish his mother in front of Horace?

4. What does Ruth silently ask God to do for Asa?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke in the diner in the section Old Demonology that startles and disturbs Zeke?

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

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

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

7. What is Zeke known for in the community that serves as a bridge from the past to the future?

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

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

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

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