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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state do Shadow and Wednesday enter at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Wisconsin.

2. What does Shadow consider doing before going to bed his first night in Cairo?
(a) Robbing the funeral home.
(b) Running away.
(c) Joining with the new gods.
(d) Killing himself.

3. In Shadow Moon's Chapter 3 dream, what is the celestial room filled with?
(a) Paintings and busts.
(b) Carvings and statues.
(c) Frescoes and mosaics.
(d) Tables and chairs.

4. What noise causes Shadow to hide at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A wolf's howl.
(c) A police siren.
(d) A gunshot.

5. What does Richie Hinzelmann do for a living?
(a) He is a police officer.
(b) He is mayor of Lakeside.
(c) He is a schoolteacher.
(d) He runs a video store.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what type of business does Shadow have a job waiting when he gets out of prison?

2. How does Wednesday explain to Shadow that they will meet with the other gods?

3. From what vantage point does Wednesday watch the progression of his scam in Chapter 5?

4. What happens to the child in Shadow's dream at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. What particular lesson of prison life does Shadow learn early?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the dead judged in ancient Egypt?

2. Why does Shadow leave Lakeside in Chapter 10?

3. What service does the jinn perform for Salim in Chapter 7?

4. Describe Shadow's dream in Chapter 8.

5. What unexpected incident occurs to Shadow Moon after the funeral in Chapter 2?

6. How does Shadow enter the realm of the gods at the end of Chapter 5?

7. How does Essie Tregowen make her way to America in Chapter 4?

8. What deal does Shadow strike in his Chapter 9 dream?

9. Describe Shadow's temptation by Media.

10. How is Audrey Burton's behavior at Laura Moon's funeral surprising to Shadow?

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