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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 do Ruth and Zeke talk about that breaks the tension and their streak of fighting in the section titled Old Demonology?

2. How does Gideon respond when Horace writes him a letter telling him he has feelings for him?

3. How could Ruth often tell if her husband Jethro came home drunk?

4. What project does Horace undertake with his Uncle Lester in the section titled Holy Science?

5. What did Jethro say to Ruth the one time she remembers him expressing regret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last thing that Rose says to Reverend Greene, her son?

2. In the section titled Holy Science, what does Horace ask Reverend Greene after Sunday church service?

3. What does the woman at the car repair shop do for Zeke, Ruth and Reverend Greene that lightens the tension and brightens their day?

4. In the section titled Old Demonology, what conclusion does Reverend Greene come to about the pressures Horace faced from his family?

5. In the section titled Old Demonology, what do Ruth's and Zeke's interactions with the waitress at the diner reveal?

6. What is Zeke known for in the community that serves as a bridge from the past to the future?

7. How does Reverend Greene know that Ruth and Zeke have more or less made amends from their argument in the section titled Old Demonology?

8. In the section titled Old Demonology, why is Jonnie Mae upset with Zeke at Thanksgiving dinner?

9. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke in the diner in the section Old Demonology that startles and disturbs Zeke?

10. Where does Horace go with his demon in the section titled April 30, 1984, 2:40 a.m.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why is Ruth so shaken by the illness and decline of Asa Cross? How are Ruth's feelings for Asa different from her feelings for everyone else in the Cross family? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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