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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. Who tells Horace that his grandmother has died?

2. What does Horace begin to have second thoughts about having used in his spell at the end of the section titled White Sorcery?

3. How did Zeke feel about his father?

4. What kind of disposition did Thomas Cross have?

5. What did the women always do as they worked on a hog killing day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the illness that Asa Cross is dying from?

2. Why does Reverend Greene's mentor, Philip Schnider, tell him he will make a great theologian?

3. Where does Reverend Greene take Ruth and Zeke in his car in the section titled December 8, 1985?

4. What format does Reverend Greene's conversation with Horace beginning on page 40 take?

5. What does the demon ask Horace to do in the church in the section titled April 30, 1985, 1:15 a.m., and why is this significant?

6. What kind of a student and child is Horace Cross before he performs his spell?

7. How does Horace first become aware of what he feels is another presence after he performs his spell?

8. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon instruct Horace to kill?

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

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

Horace's demons take on different physical forms. Write an essay analyzing the symbolism of some of the forms Horace's demons assume.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Reverend Jimmy Greene's reaction to Horace's concerns that Horace thinks he is gay. How does Reverend Greene draw on his religious background and teachings to formulate his answer and advice to Horace?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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