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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. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?
2. What is Reverend Greene's middle name?
3. What does Reverend Greene do as he leaves Ruth's house in the section titled Old Demonology?
4. What is the little girl's name at the mechanic's shop?
5. What is Reverend Greene's wife's full maiden name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ruth say in her silent prayer for Asa Cross in the section titled Holy Science?
2. In the section titled Old Demonology, why is Jonnie Mae upset with Zeke at Thanksgiving dinner?
3. What does Anne do that shakes the foundation of her marriage with Reverend Greene?
4. In the section titled Old Demonology, what do Ruth's and Zeke's interactions with the waitress at the diner reveal?
5. What bothers Reverend Greene about his understanding of his late wife Anne?
6. What uncomfortable events take place in the nursing home when Ruth, Zeke, and Reverend Greene visit Asa in the section titled Holy Science?
7. What was Reverend Greene's relationship with his mother, Rose, like?
8. What is Zeke known for in the community that serves as a bridge from the past to the future?
9. In the section titled Old Demonology, what conclusion does Reverend Greene come to about the pressures Horace faced from his family?
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 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.
Essay Topic 2
Ezekiel worships his father, Thomas Cross, and has always felt he has not lived up to his father's legacy or expectations. Write an essay analyzing the range of feelings and regrets Ezekiel has surrounding his father, Thomas, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Kenan chooses to end the book with a brief section titled Requiem for Tobacco. What message do you think Kenan was trying to leave the reader with by closing the novel this way, right after the description of Horace's suicide? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
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