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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 209 - 257).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zeke have misgivings about Horace working at the Crosstown Theater for the summer?
(a) He does not like the theater at all.
(b) He is worried Horace will drink too much.
(c) He does not like the long hours and the number of white people Horace will be working with.
(d) He is worried the theater is too far away.

2. Who was Zeke's wife?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Rose.
(c) Retha.
(d) Anne.

3. What does Horace remember about his grandfather in the section titled Old Gods, New Demons?
(a) The first time he saw him kill a chicken.
(b) The last time he read the Bible to his grandfather.
(c) The last time he and his grandfather shared a meal.
(d) The first time he saw him kill a hog.

4. Which animal did Horace consider changing himself into at first?
(a) A snake.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A fox.
(d) A squirrel.

5. Why was Zeke so angry at Horace during the time period when Horace was working at the theater?
(a) Horace told Zeke he wanted to be an actor, which Zeke did not approve of.
(b) Horace came home way past his curfew and drunk.
(c) Horace told Zeke he thought he might be gay.
(d) Horace told Zeke he did not want to be a preacher, which Zeke had wanted him to be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only book Zeke ever reads?

2. What kind of fruit does Horace eat every year even though he is warned it will make him sick?

3. How does Horace die?

4. What does Ruth claim to have predictive powers about?

5. What does Reverend Greene think was part of Horace's reason for existing, in hindsight, as he describes it in the section titled Old Demonology?

(see the answer key)

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