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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 is the name of Horace's elementary school?
2. What does the Reverend Barden do to Horace during Horace's vision in the section Black Necromancy?
3. What problem did Ruth's husband Jethro struggle with throughout his life?
4. How does Jimmy's brother feel about his wife?
5. Who stopped the fight between the two men over Amy Williams from Zeke's youth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of animal does Horace decide to turn himself into and why?
2. How does Zeke remember Horace's father, Sammy?
3. What is a main driving force in Horace's grandfather Zeke's life?
4. What does Zeke remember about Cyrus Johns and Cicero Edmunds fighting over?
5. What format does Reverend Greene's conversation with Horace beginning on page 40 take?
6. Where does Reverend Greene take Ruth and Zeke in his car in the section titled December 8, 1985?
7. How does Zeke feel about his own father, Thomas Cross?
8. How does Horace first become aware of what he feels is another presence after he performs his spell?
9. What significant historical event did Zeke's grandfather, Ezra, live through?
10. What is Zeke's relationship with his sister-in-law Ruth like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Ruth and Ezekiel have such a contentious and uncomfortable relationship? What past events and hard feelings are at the heart of their relationship?
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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