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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. What kind of animal does Horace settle on changing himself into?

2. What was the name of Zeke's daughter who only lived one year?

3. What does Horace see happen to Reverend Barden in his vision in the section Black Necromancy?

4. Who were the two men Zeke remembers fighting over Amy Williams in his youth?

5. What is one book Horace uses to inform his transformation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a hog killing day like in Tims Creek?

2. How does Zeke feel about his own father, Thomas Cross?

3. How does Zeke remember Horace's father, Sammy?

4. Why does Reverend Greene's wife, Anne, say she wants to stay in the South?

5. What historical structure in Fayetteville causes controversy over whether or not it should be removed?

6. What does Zeke remember about Cyrus Johns and Cicero Edmunds fighting over?

7. How does Zeke remember his life with his wife, Retha (short for Aretha)?

8. How did Retha's death affect Horace?

9. What significant historical event did Zeke's grandfather, Ezra, live through?

10. What kinds of books does Horace like, judging from how he has decorated his bedroom at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting how Horace's generation and his grandfather Zeke's generation experienced racism and violence in their hometown of Tim's Creek.

Essay Topic 2

What does Gideon Stone represent for Horace, and why does Horace have such a complicated relationship with Gideon at different points in the book? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

In the section titled Old Demonology, what does Horace's family's reaction to his ear piercing at Thanksgiving dinner reveal about the older generation's misgivings about white people? Why is Horace's family so upset that he is friends with a group of white boys his own age from school? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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