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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 Reverend Greene's wife's full maiden name?
(a) Anne Richards Robinson.
(b) Mary Jefferson Clark.
(c) Anne Gazelle DuBois.
(d) Mary Anne Richards.

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

3. What project does Horace undertake with his Uncle Lester in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) They cut the neighbors' grass.
(b) They paint their relatives' houses.
(c) They begin clearing the forest for more farmland.
(d) They build a stone wall around the Cross property.

4. What is the little girl's name at the mechanic's shop?
(a) Amy.
(b) Micheline.
(c) Rose.
(d) Michelle.

5. Who was one of Horace's first girlfriends?
(a) Melissa Maynard.
(b) Amy Williams.
(c) Rose Herlands.
(d) Gracie Mae Mayfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Ruth often tell if her husband Jethro came home drunk?

2. When does Reverend Greene realize he hears the call to God?

3. Who is Gideon's mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the woman at the car repair shop do for Zeke, Ruth and Reverend Greene that lightens the tension and brightens their day?

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

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