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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 171 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Charles Dickens book does Kenan open the novel with a quote from?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) A Christmas Carol.

2. Why does Gideon's father admonish his mother in front of Horace?
(a) For offering him liquor.
(b) For using the word "hell."
(c) For not dressing for formally.
(d) For not offering him food.

3. Where does Rose move when she leaves her hometown?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The West Coast.
(c) The East Coast.
(d) The Southwest.

4. Who is Reverend Jimmy Greene's grandmother?
(a) Jonnie Mae Cross.
(b) Rachel Cross.
(c) Amy Williams.
(d) Rose Cross.

5. What two occasions does Rose return to North Carolina for after she leaves for the final time?
(a) The funeral of her only son.
(b) The funerals of her mother and father.
(c) The graduation of Reverend Jimmy Greene, her son, from the seminary.
(d) The funeral of her only daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of Jimmy's favorite professors at seminary?

2. What is one of the sounds of creatures that Horace hears after he hears the voice for the first time in the section titled White Sorcery?

3. What does the narrator lament about the changes in modern times compared to the hog-killing days?

4. What does Horace do to Gideon in the locker room at school in the section titled Holy Science?

5. What is Reverend Greene's middle name?

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