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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 does Zeke ask the waitress about the hogs they use in their food in the section titled Old Demonology?

2. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke he thinks about Zeke in the section titled Old Demonology, after Zeke argues with Ruth?

3. What comments does Asa's roommate make that unnerve the Crosses?

4. Who was Horace's biology teacher whose class he has a vision of in the section titled Holy Science?

5. How does the family treat Rose when she returns in the section titled Holy Science?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the big problems with Reverend Greene's great-uncle Jethro, who was married to Ruth?

2. Why is Ruth so upset to see Asa Cross, her late husband's cousin, so ill?

3. What is Horace's family's reaction to seeing his earring at Thanksgiving dinner in the section Old Demonology?

4. What circumstance brought Horace and Gideon together and eventually sparked their relationship?

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

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

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. What bothers Reverend Greene about his understanding of his late wife Anne?

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

10. What does Reverend Greene admit about his life with his wife Anne before she passed away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the struggles that seen to lead to the marital strife, conflict, and eventual infidelity between Reverend Greene and his wife Anne? What evidence is there in the text to imply that Reverend Greene may also be struggling to come to terms with the true nature of his sexuality in a similar way to Horace? Write an essay exploring your answer.

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