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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Zeke feel he has to be especially polite to Jimmy in the section titled December 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.?
2. What does Horace begin to realize about the effects of being his grandfather's grandson as he gets older?
3. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?
4. Who was one of Jimmy's favorite professors at seminary?
5. Whose car does Horace steal at the end of the section titled Black Necromancy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zeke feel about his own father, Thomas Cross?
2. What does Zeke remember about Cyrus Johns and Cicero Edmunds fighting over?
3. What particular part of Horace's spell to transform himself into an animal does he struggle with morally?
4. What is Zeke's relationship with his sister-in-law Ruth like?
5. What kinds of books does Horace like, judging from how he has decorated his bedroom at home?
6. What kind of animal does Horace decide to turn himself into and why?
7. What was a hog killing day like in Tims Creek?
8. What kind of a student and child is Horace Cross before he performs his spell?
9. Where does Reverend Greene take Ruth and Zeke in his car in the section titled December 8, 1985?
10. What historical structure in Fayetteville causes controversy over whether or not it should be removed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Horace's narrated sections during the night of April 29 - 30 explore the theme of psychosis? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
What does Horace's high school seem to symbolize for him, and why do you think he visits it on the night of April 30 with the demon? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring how Reverend Jimmy Greene's discovery of his wife Anne's marital infidelity affects his perceptions of, and faith in, God, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
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