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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 stopped the fight between the two men over Amy Williams from Zeke's youth?
2. What does Horace attempt to summon with his spell?
3. What was one major defining characteristic of Zeke's wife as he remembers her?
4. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon tell Horace to kill?
5. What significant historical period or event did Zeke's grandfather Ezra live through?
Short Essay Questions
1. What significant historical event did Zeke's grandfather, Ezra, live through?
2. What kind of a student and child is Horace Cross before he performs his spell?
3. How does Horace first become aware of what he feels is another presence after he performs his spell?
4. What is Zeke's relationship with his sister-in-law Ruth like?
5. What format does Reverend Greene's conversation with Horace beginning on page 40 take?
6. What kind of animal does Horace decide to turn himself into and why?
7. What historical structure in Fayetteville causes controversy over whether or not it should be removed?
8. 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?
9. What is the illness that Asa Cross is dying from?
10. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon instruct Horace to kill?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What does the play Ride the Freedom Star reveal about Horace's complicated family history? How is the play perceived by the cast and crew? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing how Horace's interests in science, comic books, and the occult all coalesce to bring him to the night during which he ends up summoning the demon.
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